While much has been written about his run-ins with the Phillies and the fans, it was his shabby treatment by the media in the ...

John Middleton held a microphone Saturday night, hours before Dick Allen would finally be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and tried to explain why it took so long for his boyhood idol — a hero ...

John Middleton's Dick Allen Hall of Fame Induction speech was a master class in forgiveness, redemption and civic leadership ...

The 1963 season in Little Rock was brutal for Allen, and he never wanted to return. Five years after his father's death, Richard Allen Jr. did just that: “I was proud to be who I am." ...

For me, and baseball lovers from Philly just like me, Allen was life-altering. After a nearly 50-year wait, he was immortalized in the Hall.

As we approach Phillies Wall of Fame weekend, we examine if any of these Phillies are destined for Cooperstown.

Last April, not long after Dick Allen was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, a group of his friends held a meeting in his hometown of Wampum, Pa. They were there to brainstorm ideas on ...

Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Dick Allen at spring training in Clearwater, Florida. Allen, a fearsome hitter, was a seven-time All-Star, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 AL MVP.

Dick Allen was born March 8, 1942, in Wampum, Pennsylvania, and signed a mature free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1960 season. "Allen debuted with the Phillies as a ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Two former Philadelphia Phillies, including seven-time All-Star first baseman Dick ...

The Phillies retired Allen's #15 jersey during a special celebration at Citizens Bank Park back in 2020 before he died. Former Phillie Billy Wagner was also part of this year's Hall of Fame class.

Phillies legend Dick Allen will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 27, 2025. By Corey Seidman • Published July 27, 2025 • Updated on July 27, 2025 at 11:38 am ...