Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Dave Parker and Dick Allen have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the classic era committee
By RONALD BLUM
Published - Dec 08, 2024, 09:37 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:03 PM EST
DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame along with the late Dick Allen.
“Yeah, I cried,” Parker said after receiving the news from Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark. “It only took a few minutes, because I don't cry.”
Parker received 14 of 16 votes from the classic era committee at the winter meetings, and Allen got 13. A vote of 75% or more was needed for election.
They will be inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27 along with players voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on Jan. 21.
