Dick Allen
[edit] Biography
Dick Allen (Richard Anthony Allen) was born on March 8, 1942 in Wampum, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1963 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .318 with 29 home runs and 91 RBI. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Dick Allen's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1964, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .318 average and knocked in 91 runs. However, others believe that it was 1972, when he slugged 37 home runs, hit for a .308 average and knocked in 113 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 24
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .292
| .280
| .458
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 162
| 632
| 125
| 201
| 29
| 91
| .318
| .382
| .557
| 38
| 13
| 67
| 138
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 13
| 8
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 161
| 619
| 93
| 187
| 20
| 85
| .302
| .375
| .494
| 31
| 14
| 74
| 150
| 2
| 6
| 15
| 6
| 13
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 141
| 524
| 112
| 166
| 40
| 110
| .317
| .396
| .632
| 25
| 10
| 68
| 136
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 9
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 122
| 463
| 89
| 142
| 23
| 77
| .307
| .404
| .566
| 31
| 10
| 75
| 117
| 1
| 1
| 20
| 18
| 9
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 152
| 521
| 87
| 137
| 33
| 90
| .263
| .352
| .520
| 17
| 9
| 74
| 161
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 15
| 7
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 118
| 438
| 79
| 126
| 32
| 89
| .288
| .375
| .573
| 23
| 3
| 64
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 10
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 122
| 459
| 88
| 128
| 34
| 101
| .279
| .377
| .560
| 17
| 5
| 71
| 118
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 9
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 155
| 549
| 82
| 162
| 23
| 90
| .295
| .395
| .468
| 24
| 1
| 93
| 113
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 23
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 148
| 506
| 90
| 156
| 37
| 113
| .308
| .420
| .603
| 28
| 5
| 99
| 126
| 1
| 0
| 19
| 16
| 13
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 72
| 250
| 39
| 79
| 16
| 41
| .316
| .394
| .612
| 20
| 3
| 33
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 9
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 128
| 462
| 84
| 139
| 32
| 88
| .301
| .375
| .563
| 23
| 1
| 57
| 89
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 16
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 119
| 416
| 54
| 97
| 12
| 62
| .233
| .327
| .385
| 21
| 3
| 58
| 109
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 19
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 85
| 298
| 52
| 80
| 15
| 49
| .268
| .346
| .480
| 16
| 1
| 37
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 13
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 54
| 171
| 19
| 41
| 5
| 31
| .240
| .330
| .351
| 4
| 0
| 24
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1347
| 4943
| 867
| 1433
| 261
| 846
| .290
| .375
| .526
| 245
| 70
| 681
| 1254
| 12
| 18
| 99
| 110
| 122
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 402
| 1389
| 232
| 415
| 90
| 273
| .299
| .390
| .560
| 75
| 9
| 213
| 302
| 4
| 1
| 34
| 28
| 42
|
| Total
|
|
| 1749
| 6332
| 1099
| 1848
| 351
| 1119
| .292
| .378
| .534
| 320
| 79
| 894
| 1556
| 16
| 19
| 133
| 138
| 164
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 51
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 5
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 162
| 162
| 1419
| 154
| 325
| 41
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 160
| 160
| 1431.1
| 129
| 305
| 26
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 47
| 46
| 374
| 67
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 47
| 46
| 374
| 65
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 91
| 91
| 806.1
| 81
| 180
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 121
| 121
| 1085.1
| 95
| 249
| 35
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 139
| 136
| 1178.2
| 208
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 139
| 136
| 1178.2
| 203
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 7
| 71.2
| 7
| 15
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 117
| 117
| 1021.1
| 1024
| 54
| 16
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 38
| 38
| 331
| 27
| 67
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 79
| 78
| 686.1
| 676
| 41
| 5
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 67
| 65
| 561.2
| 36
| 133
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 28
| 234
| 258
| 13
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| LF
| 60
| 59
| 496.1
| 91
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| OF
| 60
| 59
| 496.1
| 88
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 142
| 139
| 1201.1
| 1234
| 67
| 7
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 68
| 67
| 554
| 597
| 43
| 4
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 125
| 121
| 1003
| 998
| 49
| 15
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 113
| 112
| 918.2
| 900
| 70
| 18
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 85
| 83
| 681.2
| 671
| 44
| 8
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 50
| 50
| 387
| 389
| 37
| 7
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 652
| 646
| 5723.1
| 530
| 1276
| 143
| 116
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 256
| 249
| 2128
| 375
| 13
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 807
| 795
| 6687.1
| 6747
| 418
| 82
| 640
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 256
| 249
| 2128
| 376
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 12.1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1960).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jerry Johnson and Cookie Rojas to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood (October 7, 1969); Curt Flood refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade. Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson (October 5, 1970).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tommy John and Steve Huntz (December 2, 1971).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (December 3, 1974); Chicago White Sox received Jim Essian (May 15, 1975).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Johnny Oates to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell and $150000 (May 7, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1976).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 16, 1977).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (March 28, 1978).
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