His nickname was the Cobra for his ability to strike quickly, but former Cincinnati Reds right fielder Dave Parker isn’t going to Cooperstown. When the 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee met only former Detroit Tigers Jack Morris and Alan Trammell earned the necessary 12 votes for induction. This year the Modern Era Committee looked at players who contributed from 1970-87.
The complete list that the Modern Era Committee considered was Steve Garvey, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Marvin Miller, Morris, Dale Murphy, Ted Simmons, Luis Tiant and Trammell. Parker compares favorably to this group with 339 homer runs and 1,493 RBIs.