The National Baseball Hall of Fame has released the nominees for the Classic Baseball Era Ballot, which includes eight candidates whose primary contributions occurred before 1980. The candidates include Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker, and Luis Tiant. Candidates will have to appear on 75 percent of the ballots of the 16 voters, who have not yet been announced.
Dick Allen spent 15 years with the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox, and Athletics, smacking 351 career home runs. He won was named Rooke of the Year with the Phillies in 1964 when he led the league in runs scored, and was later named MVP in 1972 with the White Sox, one of the two years he led the league in home runs.