PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Phillies are retiring another jersey number. Phillies managing partner John Middleton announced the club will retire Dick Allen’s No. 15 in September.
The ceremony will be on Sept. 3, the 57th anniversary of Allen’s MLB debut with the Phillies.
The Phillies will bestow the highest honor a club can confer upon a former player by retiring Dick Allen’s number 15: https://t.co/BsznUMVpIp pic.twitter.com/uGl5umXCJ9
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“Dick Allen burst onto the 1964 Phillies and immediately established himself as a superstar,” Middleton said.