RIGHT ON,FRANK,especially about Allen's refusing to knuckle under to baseball's racist establishment . (He and my cousin,Ferguson Jenkins,who'll be 78 Sunday,had the thankless task of integrating the AAA Phillies farm team the Arkansas Travellers in '63-Dick and Fergie were roommates-and they suffered racism from HOME and visiting fans and teaamates,cops and of course,were forced to patronize blacks-only restaurants,hotels and restrooms).
Allen,kept from Cooperstown by the racist like of sabermetrics godfather Bill JAMES (his is one of the worst HOF snubs) ,led MLB in OPS from 1964-1974,topping Hall Of Famers Mickey Mantle,Henry Aron,Willie Mays,Ernie Banks,Willie McCovey,etc.,plus he was an adequate third baseman .Also,contrary to James' lies about Allen as a clubhouse cancer,his teammates and managers LOVED the guy .RIP,Dick ,you and your 41-ounce bat are heading home,with Cooperstown calling in '22.