Congratulations are in order for Chicago White Sox legend Dick Allen, who earned election into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday night. He was voted in via the Classic Committee. The White Sox posted about his selection on social media: Former Chicago White Sox Most Valuable Player Dick Allen,

Allen, who died in 2020, was a seven-time All-Star and a two-time home run champion during his 15-season run as a Major League Baseball player.

Former White Sox MVP and the late Dick Allen was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, being elected into the hall but the Classic Era Committee. Allen received 81 percent of the vote, with 75 percent needed, to earn enshrinement.

From 1964-74, among players with 2,000 or more plate appearances, Allen produced a 165 OPS+. That number topped a Hall of Fame list that includes Willie McCovey, Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Willie Stargell, Reggie Jackson, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew below him.

Dick Allen earned National League Rookie of the Year honors in 1964 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player in 1972 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

On Sunday, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame’s Classic Era Committee will convene at the Winter Meetings and decide if any of the eight finalists on this year’s ballot will

Dick Allen and Dave Parker will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next July, the Classic Baseball Era Committee announced Sunday. Parker, an outfielder and the 1978 NL MVP for the Pittsburgh Pirates,

Dave Parker and Dick Allen have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the classic era committee. Parker received 14 of 16 votes and Allen got 13. A vote

Dick Allen was named as one of the newest incoming inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame through the Classic Baseball Era Committee, writes Tyler Kepner