Future White Sox MVP Dick Allen is born in Wampum, Pa. Allen set a franchise mark with 37 home runs in that 1972 MVP year, along with 113 RBIs. His 8.6 WAR in 1972 ranks second all-time among White Sox hitters (Eddie Collins, 9.4, 1915) and 14th all-time among all White Sox players.
Perhaps most importantly of all, Allen was credited by numerous sources as saving the White Sox in Chicago, his play driving attendance when a move to Milwaukee or other sites loomed as a true threat.
Allen died in 2020, still short of Hall of Fame election.