Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder and Queen City native Dave Parker is among a group of being considered for enshrinement into the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era ballot. It’s time The Cobra takes his place among the baseball greats and sees his bust in Cooperstown. The former MVP also had four other Top 5 MVP finishes and won three Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards.
The numbers speak for themselves. Over the course of 19 seasons, Parker walloped 339 home runs, collected 2,712 hits and drove in 1,493 runs. The Cobra also won the NL MVP award in 1978 when he led the league with in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, OPS+ and total bases.