Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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 call 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. I don’t know if people noticed that, but I ran hard on every play.” He had the Pirates wear T-shirts that read: “If you hear any noise, it's just me and the boys boppin,” an idea sparked when Pittsburgh lost three of four after a 5-0 start in 1976.
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