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beachbumbob

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4. the greatest player outside of Pete Rose NOT in the hall of fame. Allen suffered from

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 07:14 AM

Dec 2020

the racist interest that flourished in the 1960's and playing in the most racist city like Philadelphia did him no favors. I am glad to have seen a few games at Comiskey Park and a monster homerun he it. I never saw any player hit the ball as hard. A loss to baseball, a lost to the White Sox

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Dick Allen has died [View all] kairos12 Dec 2020 OP

A former ROY, MVP and seven time All Star Clash City Rocker Dec 2020 #1

RIP Mr. Allen. Recalling your classic bombs,,,, benld74 Dec 2020 #2

Another link. generalbetrayus Dec 2020 #3

the greatest player outside of Pete Rose NOT in the hall of fame. Allen suffered from beachbumbob Dec 2020 #4