Ray Fosse on Dick Allen, Joe Girardi (Philly Pressbox Radio 4-1-20)

[@lifetimevents3726]

Ray Fosse, the pride of Marion Illinois Ray is a class act awesome player and broadcaster .

[@felixmadison5736]

When Dick Allen hit a ball it STAYED hit!!! Man, was he strong!!

[@kevinkline7242]

Between the cheering and the booing there was never more noise in a baseball game when Richie Allen was at the plate in Connie Mack Stadium in Philadephia.

[@johnfroelich8554]

Will never forget All-Star game with Pete Rose and Ray Fosse. I can still see it...

[@resurrectionsunday]

Me to i was 11

[@lifetimevents3726]

Ray Fosse the pride of Marion Illinois Tremendous story Ray was an All-star with Cleveland and played for the World Champion Oakland AS Ray Fosse is a class act Dick Allen deserves HOF . RIP Dick Allen

[@orlandogill7082]

Fosse is best remembered for the All Star collision with Pete Rose.

[@lifetimevents3726]

Dick Allen was amazing man tremendous hitter class act

[@JeffW77]

This is great. I saw Ray Fosse play when he was with the Triple-A Portland Beavers. He was a wonderful ballplayer. Thank you.

[@ThomasJanik-nf5vi]

Saw Ray in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio!

[@fek2000]

If only players voted, Dick Allen would have been a Hall of Famer over a quarter century ago.

[@daniellinehan63]

Correct

[@millardhale85]

Loved that era of baseball ⚾️

[@sweetdiva590]

I pray they finally let my Uncle Dick in. He deserves it and not just cause he's family. I grew up with his struggles. N Allen

[@daniellinehan63]

He is beloved in Chicago young Guy !!

[@resurrectionsunday]

Yes my favorite Philly of all time

[@danohimm22]

WAMPUM CONGRATS !!! A GREAT GUY FROM D... BRIEF HELLO IN OAKLAND ..!

[@ProfessorBMedia]

RIP Ray Fosse & Dick Allen

[@ernestcollins9605]

Prodigious home run and awesome clutch hitter

[@larryconley9081]

❤well said

[@1962LIBBY]

Good stuff. Thanks

[@truthoverfacts9254]

RIP Ray Fosse.

[@MoondogMayne]

You forgot to mention Dick’s time with the A’s, Ray. RIP to both you and Mr. Allen.

[@jimsantelli3872]

played bb with him. led us to Pennsylvania St basketball championship in 1960.

[@richardpape5546]

Bests sport headline in Chicago that year. In August the sox edged into first place on an Allen hr. "Allen's Socks put Allyn's Sox Into First Place".... John Allyn was the White Sox owner in 1972.

[@richardpape5546]

Gaylord Perry was 15-1 going into that game. He had a very average second half of the year. Chuck Tanner was a genius. Took a very average Sox team within 5 1/2 games of the As . 1972 was the first of 3 in a row world series. And Dick Allen came within a few batting percentage points of the triple crown. Awesome player. 1st player to sign a 3 year $225,000 contact...this was before free agency

[@edvanderslice9726]

Dick Allen , my favorite Philly..

[@stankatic8182]

Damn right he deserves HOF enshrinement Saw him play as a teenager in 72 at Comiskey. He smoked a homerun to dead center bleachers which was over 445 feet as painted on the bricks back then. This was before the modern analytics now but would be a screamer . .

[@johnfroelich8554]

I was out there with you, Stan. Great memories...

[@stankatic8182]

@@johnfroelich8554 Love those uniforms that season too ! A Dick Allen Mitchell and Ness must !

[@obbor4]

I love the fact they no longer count, or act as if they believe, what many of us saw with their own eyes before analytics. It in fact was 445 to dead center at Comiskey, in those days. I remember Jim Rice, the year he hit 46 home runs) hitting two triples off of that centerfield wall. We all saw Reggie's homer, in Detroit, during the '71 All Star game. There were balls hit by Ted Williams, Norm Cash, Lou Gehrig, etc. that cleared to roof of that stadium. Why can't they get computer estimates, based upon the known dimensions, on some of those shots? As is with the various halls of fame and quickly evolving games, if the hall doesn't call you within a few years, you get lost to the next generation's inflated, for various reasons, numbers. It happened to Santo, it happened to Snake Stabler, it's already happened to Cliff Branch, if he ever gets in. Honor these guys while they are alive, and already deserving. It's a damn shame that this crap still goes on.

[@Jamestown-y9j]

​​@@johnfroelich8554was that the one he undressed Mickey Lolich, Lolich was temporarily unhinged after that encounter. If it had stuck him, it would have been fatal. 0:46

[@richardpape5546]

1972 was an incredible year. Remember, the Sox lost 106 games 2 years earlier. No one went to the games. In 1970 they had an attendance of less than 500,000 for the year. Makes the As of this year look like sell outs. Harry Carey broadcasting drunk and shirtless from center field a few times in 1972.

[@joemac9630]

Look at his batting stance... S c a r y.....

[@lifetimevents3726]

Ray Fosse He was he's an he was an amazing man the pride of Marion Illinois he did so much for community service to help people his brother his brother was in law enforcement for Marion Police department down in Southern Illinois you know but I'll tell you what Dick Allen Dick Allen what a man what an awesome awesome man you know his brother was a racehorse he owned horses he trained horses Dick Allen but you don't Richie Dick Allen he wanted to go buy a pop down in Little Rock Arkansas and you know it's ridiculous discrimination we should have never ever there should have never been two separate leagues you know the blacks and the white man they got along the black man and the white man got along you know the athletes they would go to Hot springs Arkansas and you know when your dad you had all the all the nationalities would get together at the hot springs down in Hot springs Arkansas but I'll tell you what Ray faucy Ray Fosse is a class class act he's a good man he was a good man he's with you know he was Pete Rose should have never ever ran into him you know but I'll tell you what Ray Fosse is an amazing man sadly he left us much too soon you know saluki Pride the pride of of Southern Illinois you know the SIU Carbondale Ray faucy saluki Pride but I'll tell you what how about those salukis the salukis has had some great professional athletes in their day Richie Dick Allen all Richie wanted to do was buy a pop in Little Rock Arkansas in a policeman you know he was in the minors the Phillies organization Viva America Viva America and what's Putin gets out of rush if that's Putin gets out of Ukraine the Ukrainian baseball team they're good they're good look at all the ukrainians that have played in the big leagues