It happened again.
Legendary Phillies slugger Dick Allen was not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Allen was under consideration for election to Cooperstown via the Golden Days Era Committee, which met in Orlando, FL this weekend. The committee considers players whose main contributions to the game came in the years 1950-1969.
He received 11 out of 16 votes, falling just one vote short of the 75% needed to be elected to the Hall of Fame. The committee, who can only vote for a maximum of four nominees per ballot, elected Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva and former Phillies pitcher Jim Kaat.