Almost four years ago to the day, we lost Dick Allen. Ironically, his death came on the eve of yet another Hall of Fame vote that saw him fall short.
Today, FINALLY, the Hall of Fame has righted and long-wrong by electing the timeless slugger to the Hall of Fame, along with longtime Pittsburgh Pirate Dave Parker.
The Cobra received 14 of 16 votes to earn enshrinement, Allen 13. No other candidate came close, as most other votes were split; former White Sox hurler Tommy John got seven votes, while other White Sox-adjacent figures like Ken Boyer and John Donaldson didn’t cross the five-vote bar and could even drop off of future ballots.