When the Philadelphia Phillies retired Dick Allen‘s jersey number in 2020, the team went against its usual procedure — and what some considered an unofficial club rule — of only bestowing this designation upon Hall of Fame inductees.
Allen, who’s fallen just short of election to Cooperstown as recently as this winter, had the chance to see the Phillies honor him in his number retirement ceremony in September 2020 before his death that December.
He became the ninth player in franchise history to have his number retired, joining eight Phillies greats and Dodgers Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, whose No.