Jim Kaat remembers Dick Allen

[@PabluchoViision]

Seeing that big looping swing as No. 15 whips that telephone pole around and slams the rock heavenward…. dear God, that just fills me with the sweetest memories!!! What a bad, bad man Dick Allen was!!! LEGEND!!!!

[@scottford6383]

In 1972, kept the Sox from leaving for Florida. Won MVP and the hearts of all Sox fans. What a ballplayer.

[@roberthill799]

I remember that year. We Sox fans were resigned to the Sox moving to Florida or Seattle but then he came and almost single-handedly revived that lifeless franchise. Too bad the pitching stunk.

[@ShawnC.T.]

Jim Kaat always tells a great story, R.I.P. Richard Anthony "Dick" Allen...

[@Nestor123057]

Goose Gossage called Allen his favorite ball player ever. He was the most fun to be around and gave him the best advice.

[@aa697]

Dick Allen is a Hall of Famer and BTW so is Jim Kaat. Both great ballplayers.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Amen.

[@badgeswedontneednostinking5571]

And Don Mattingly , Dave Parker, Ron Guidry, and Steve Garvey and I'm a ' small hall ' guy, but these players were just different when you watched them.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

IMHO there are worse players in the HOF than both of those guys. KAAT won 288 games or so and a bucket full gold gloves. He also wasn't a bad hitter before the AL switched to the DH in 1972.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

@@badgeswedontneednostinking5571 Will Clark has better numbers than Donnie Baseball. Those guys were all very good but not great.

[@jangoig8882]

Dick Allen's career is better than many who are in HOF

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

The HOF is very compromised. The Negro Leagues were not considered historically a "Major League" until 2020. I remember while growing up there four or five leagues considewred to have been Major Leagues according to the 1982 Baseball Enyclopedia. Their stats weren't even in that very thick book but they are now. Obviously the NL and AL, the Federal League and the American Association were always considered Major Leagues. The reason it took until 2020 was not just because of bigotry alone. There were many players that were good enough to have played in the NL or AL, that's beyond any doubt but many were also NOT Major Leaguers. Anybody who played solely in the Negro Leagues is like to have played a not insignificant period of ther careers againt non major league quality players. So their numbers have to be tainted for lack of a better term. Many of the players put in the HOF based solely on numbers accrued against Negro Leaque talent just dun't belong there in the HOF IMO. It's a travesty that great players were stopped from playing Major League Baseball until 1946 but we will never know just how good these players really were because they just didn't play againsat Major Lerague talent all the time. It's not just a few now that have been put in the HOF, there are many of them.

[@agirlyman]

Fantastic video Dick Allen was a great ball player🥰

[@chrisdaugherty8265]

Dick Allen and Jim Kaat should both be in the Hall of Fame. Mr. Kaat is a great storyteller and speaker.

[@ralphyoder8893]

Welcome, Jim Kaat, to baseball's HALL OF FAME. Dick Allen certainly belongs there, too. Another real spark plug of a player, wherever he played, was Rocky Colavito! Sure hope he's not forgotten.

[@daniellinehan63]

Kitty a Sox for 2 yrs- 2 20 g.winning yrs

[@johnfroelich8554]

Jim sure did work fast. And he threw STRIKES. a pleasure to watch!!

[@daniellinehan63]

2 hr g.

[@johnfroelich8554]

@@daniellinehan63 yes. Always

[@jackmundo4043]

What a man Jim Kaat is. The complete package.

[@billatkins1026]

I always love that buggy whip swing. I remember Harry Carey calling those majestic home runs. He was one of my favorite players growing up.

[@interstategar]

I was lucky enough to to Dick Allen play at Connie Mack Stadium. He hit a home run completely out of the park onto the street.

[@raymondsee9661]

Thanks for this. Loved Dick Allen.

[@johnleidle9910]

Thanks Jim,

[@ernieforrest7218]

I lived within 5 miles of where Ritchie Allen lived on that farm near Dublin Pa not far from Doylestown in Bucks county. I most remember him for the moon shot home runs.

[@Tblillard]

MLB needs to step up and welcome Dick Allen on home to the HOF. Come on now.

[@daniellinehan63]

That 8.6 inn no no broken up by Dick was the night before Nixon quit

[@georgegisoldi3305]

I saw him at Shea Stadium in the 60’s , we saw him in the Stats every category. When we saw him ( we were very young ) , we were sitting behind home plate , right of the screen , 12 rows from the field ( $3.50 ) , and we just said “it’s him ! Richie Allen ! , with that big bat and hitting glasses . I was sad to hear he had some problems in Philadelphia , too bad the Mets couldn’t trade for him , we ( the fans ) would have appreciated him in New York cause we never really had that Super Star ⭐️ Slugger 300 hitter. I remember the had Amos Otis seeing him run down a drive in right center we were sure was a double to the wall . Well they let Amos get away ( a future all-star KC Royals ., we were just kids we didn’t know some owners did not want the Black Players , l saw all the great Black Players at Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium that played into the 60’s , 70’s , 80’s , when you did not have to think about the cost of train fare , box seat , food and drink at the ballpark . Yes it’s took a little bit to remember Richie Allen was playing 3b. RIP Slugger Richie Allen .

[@Winnie122459]

Saw him play third base with the Cardinals when he was traded three years straight.

[@jefffawcett]

The first of the As 3 straight World Series in 1972, Allen's MVP season, wouldn't have happened if Bill Melton hadn't gotten hurt. He was the defending AL home run leader and only played 57 games, his replacements were all bums. White Sox finished 5.5 games behind the As. Carlos May, Allen and Melton would have been by FAR the best trio of hitters in the league. Oh well...

[@daniellinehan63]

Bill got hurt catching his son falling off their roof

[@TheBatugan77]

I believe Kaat and Tommy John are the winningest pitchers not to get in the Hall of Fame.

[@acortwright]

Here is the bottom of the 9th replay of the Nolan Ryan game that Jim mentioned. Truly amazing clip and Harry Caray and Dick Allen at their best. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWSToY2tgax1h68

[@daniellinehan63]

Nolan's pitch to Jorge Orta had to be 106 mph Amazing speed

[@KaisasDad]

I sure wish Bill Melton & Bart Johnson could have stayed healthy in 72.

[@n.larson5994]

First of all let me say that very conceivably Dick Allen was the greatest hitter and baseball player of his generation. And if this is true, Dick's not being in the hall is just another aspect of his glory and legend to those of us who knew his magic as a ballplayer and superstar. But here we have Jim Kaat, who knw=ew Dick, and was much respected as a man and ballplayer BY Dick. - And Jim is just so well spoken in his unqualified admiration of Dick's baseball genious and artistry. And Jim relates a story of Dick and the White Sox upsetting a no hitter by Nolan Ryan at Comiskey Park in August of 1974. Coincidentally, this moment is captured on KZbin with Harry Caray from a local Chicago broadcast, WSNS channel 44. Please enjoy!'' kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjbc3iJqZyba80

[@Steve-vl5mg]

We went to the VET often in the mid 1970's many times when Carlton was pitching before we could sit down it was 3 nothing because Carlton would often give up home runs early in the game we boo! Same with Schmidt he often struck out so of course we would BOO him often. Allen got the same treatment. We are not afraid to BOO anyone in Philadelphia!

[@daniellinehan63]

Big deal

[@jangoig8882]

Allen was robbed.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Shame Dick didn’t get a chance to enjoy being selected into the HOF. The selection process is horrid. Writer s sending in blank ballots etc.