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Dave Parker and Dick Allen are headed to Cooperstown after both were drafted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Classical Era Committee.
75% of the votes were required for the elections to Cooperstownand Parker received 14 of 16 votes, while Allen received 13.
Aside from Parker and Allen, the next closest was Tommy John, who was third with seven votes to get in. Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris and Lewis Tiant had less than five votes.
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Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK/File)
Parker and Allen will join those elected to the Hall by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBVAA), which will be announced on January 21. The ceremony will take place in Cooperstown, New York on July 27.
Parker spent 19 years in the MLB, 11 of which he starred for Pittsburgh Pirateswhere he became a four-time All-Star and won the MVP award in 1978. He also won the NL batting titles in 1977 and 1978.
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For his Pirates career, Parker slashed .305/.353/.494 with 166 homers and 758 RBI in 1,301 games.
Parker went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, where he was named to regular All-Star teams in 1985 and 1986. His seventh and final All-Star game came in 1990 with the Milwaukee Brewers.
For his career, Parker hit .290 with 339 homers and 1,493 RBI in 2,466 games.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Dick Allen (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports/File)
As for Allen, he died in his hometown of Wampum, Pennsylvania in 2020 and quickly became a star further east in the state with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Allen was an All-Star in three straight seasons with the Phillies from 1965 to 1967, which included a 1966 campaign with 40 homers and a league-leading .632 slugging percentage. He also won Rookie of the Year in 1964 after hitting .318/.382/.557 with 29 homers, a league-leading 13 triples and 38 doubles.
Allen also had three All-Star seasons with the Chicago White Sox from 1972 to 1974, and his first year in the Windy City in 1972 ended with the MVP award.
He led the American League in homers (37), RBI (113), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.603) and walks (99) among other categories that season.
Dave Parker, left, and Dick Allen were elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. (IMAGN)
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There are some interesting first-year eligible players on the BBVAA ballot, including CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki. Billy Wagner, who finished five votes short of getting into the Hall, is also returning to the ballot this year.
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