Dick Allen Press Conference - Chicago Baseball Museum

[@jangoig8882]

What a wonderful man Dick was. A honest loyal.and determined player and citizen. He suffered too much in his MLB career. Put. Dick Allen in the Hall of Fame now!! His stats and all of his peers indicate he is a no doubt inductee.

[@wulffy88]

😢 It literally makes me tear up that this man isn’t in the Hall

[@Lawomenshoops]

That SI with him on the cover, is one of my favorite covers of all time! I got it autographed, and he couldn't have been a nicer guy!

[@aa697]

That SI Cover is a classic. I hope he understood how much we all loved him. RIP Dick Allen

[@joemac9630]

Knows baseball..... Knows people..... One of the best Ever

[@richardpape5546]

In late August 1972 the Sox jumped into first place. The best sport headline was "Allen's socks put Allyn's Sox into First". John Allyn was the owner of the Sox. He bought the Sox from his brother. Wonderful owner. Signed Dick Allen to a then record contract $675,000 for 3 years. Never saw a hitter hit a home run harder or farther. I will remember 1972 forever. Thank you for awesome childhood memories Mr. Allen.... RIP

[@johnleidle9910]

The greatest Natural Hitter ever , Powerful. Lets get him in the Hall.

[@714Dino714]

I was fortunate to see "Richie" Allen play in Philly back in the 60's. Old baseball fans still talk about the homeruns he hit over the Coca Cola sign in left center field. He had so much power in his wrists that the ball exploded off his bat.

[@hralf6041]

Exactly right. I saw several of those,too bad they didn't measure them then.

[@mbroadnax1]

Don't know if anyone will see this, but the Sox were never known as an offensive team. Old Comiskey Park was not a hitter's friendly park. Speed and defense were staples back in the '60s, although the Sox defense was average at best in the teams I saw in the 70s What carried this 1972 team was pitching. Wood won 24 games, Bahnsen won 21. Bradley won 15, and led the team in strikeouts. a young Terry Forster saved 29 games. Gossage was 7-1, but I forget if he was comoing out of the pen, spot starting or both. Then there was Cy Acosta who came and went. But that 1972 team was fun to watch, next to the 1977 South Side Hit Men and the World Champs of 2005. Dick Allen was the MVP in more ways than one. In a sense, he saved the White Sox!!!!

[@richardpape5546]

It's funny... nobody ever mentions Wilbur Wood. He won 20 games a year for 5 straight years. Started out as a relief pitcher. I think had a record of 86 appearances in 1 year. Has his knee cap shattered in Detroit. Came back the next year .... His last to win 10 games. A great knuckleball pitcher. Once won 2 games in one day and was 13-3 in late May once. If he had any offence other than Dick Allen, God knows what he could have done. He once beat Nolan Ryan 1-0 in California. He was a pathetic hitter , but in that game singled the only run. Incredible memories

[@mbroadnax1]

@@richardpape5546 True Wood won 20 games in five consecutive seasons, but let's look at the overall picture. After that 13-3 start in 1973, Wood started getting hit quite often. Also, his ERA went up every year. There was a stretch in 1973 where he lost six decisions in a row. Yes, he won 24 games, but he also lost 20. Next season, he was 20-19, losing his last three decisions. 1975, he was 2-10 in June, finishing with a 16-20 record. I think Tanner was still sending Wood out with 2 days rest, and i think it caught up with him. By this time, Jim Kaat was the ace of the staff with tw 20 win seasons. What is sad, in 1976 Wood got off to a great start, going 4-3 with a 2.24 ERA. then the kneecap deal came. Wood admitted that he was not the same pitcher...he did not pitch inside to hitters, as he became gun-shy. 1977 and '78 were his worst seasons from an ERA standpoint, as his ERA balloned to 4.99 and 5.20 respectively. 1978 was particularly hard to watch...Wood was 10-5 in July, but lost his next 5 decisions. He was hit pretty hard, as his ERA went up steadly from 4.35 to 5.20. Wood admitted he was pretty much done after that

[@basilshahid2905]

He was my first sports idol and hero! A man of unequivocal courage and talent of his day!!! Remember seeing him light it at Connie Mack Stadium as a youngster. Nobody could match him back then! Happy Belated Birthday Dick 3-8-2018.

[@andrewm4564]

I started following baseball in 1964, his rookie year. I saw some of his majestic homers in Connie Mack Stadium.

[@kennethdonnelly2402]

I don't think White Sox fans under 50 can appreciate how he carried a very ordinary 1972 team on his shoulders. Melton suffered a back injury, Kelly didn't hit past June. Johnstone, Andrews, Alvarado, Reichardt all stunk. May was great and Hermann was solid. They had no business being 20 games over .500. Allen was spectacular virtually every day. Even though he killed me when he quit in '74, he is still my all-time fave. Frank Thomas? Phhhht! I'll take Mr. Allen every time.

[@mikeaustin1323]

Ed Hermann was pathetic

[@richardpape5546]

Ed Hermann once turned down going to an All Star game because he wanted to be with his family. Like he was going to get another chance. Lol

[@JPZZEE]

This man can play !!!! Watched him STUD

[@kirkt3586]

Great slugger.wish I could have seen him in person. Rest in peace

[@Trespassion7]

I saw him in person as a child...Bigger than life-No film can fully explain what I saw.

[@scottford6383]

MVP season in 1972 kept Sox in Chicago.

[@petercole1490]

Great Great Player!

[@djm.326]

He seems like a very nice likeable man to me. Very strange that he had such a short stint in St.Louis and Oakland.

[@harringtonbenton334]

And the CUBS should do the same thing for BILL MADLOCK as these players could easily be labeled as bad guys because fans rarely heard the players even speak. I was SHOCKED at what a great guy "mad dog" really was. And here we have "Bad Boy" Richie Allen. Many of us have never heard him speak.

[@whocares6283]

He’s right about BP

[@russellpancoast6659]

Needs to be in the Hall of Fame ASAP.... It needs to happens while he's able to attend the ceremony. An engaging speaker beyond being a great ballplayer. Hopefully baseball learned their lesson with Ron Santo.

[@jangoig8882]

God Bless him and his family

[@mysteriousmike226]

I appreciated the time that Dick spent with the meat cutters at Ralph Market in Los Angeles. I got to watch the fights with him at my buddy Ray's house.

[@laborlabor7526]

Great ballplayer.

[@rawekulture5188]

I love hearing old baseball men talk... Locker rooms are so important

[@stormbringercoming8105]

If he'd have been a Yankee, he would have been in the Hall of Fame by now. Thus, the hypocrisy. Being black in the mid 60's, and taking no shit didn't help with the writers. My buddy's dad used to say nobody could hit the ball as hard as him. Like Ted Williams, you knew who hit the ball by the sound of contact.

[@loyaldude10]

problem with Allen was his attitude and the immature way he handled matters. I am aware that there was a good deal of racism directed at him, but he was difficult to deal with. went beyond not taking shit

[@walterwoolbert585]

My hero growing up watching the phillies a great player

[@Broearlyoung]

No matter what, He hit a ball out to the Dan Ryan

[@022171]

...but Bud Selig is in the Hall of Fame.

[@alivia56]

saw him play at Three Rivers Stadium!

[@TheBatugan77]

Some of you... You know who you are... Should be ashamed of yourselves.

[@harringtonbenton334]

U R so right because they hated him didnt they!

[@jnjtiger]

Very mixed feelings. Dick Allen had remarkable talent and a physique that was remarkable - literally a "V". Traded four times in four years. White Sox made him the highest paid player in MLB. Not highest paid on White Sox, highest in the Major Leagues. And then he walked out on them. Not traded again, just walked out. White Sox added Hank Allen to roster so he would qualify for major league pension. Done just to placate Dick Allen. Chicago called him Dick at his request, lovingly. Adored him. And he walked out on the team.

[@jangoig8882]

The White Sox need to retire number 15

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Done

[@kendallevans4079]

Allen was a jerk.....no respect to him or his memory