Allen also won the AL MVP award in 1972. The Hall of Fame's Golden Era Committee was supposed to have voted on candidates during the winter meetings today, but that was canceled due to the Coronavirus. During his peak, from 1964 to 1974, Allen had an offensive WAR of 68.5, better than that of Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, and Carl Yastrzemski. But he still wasn't elected.
The Phillies retired his number, 15, this past season on the anniversary of his MLB debut. Here's hoping the committee does the right thing and votes him in as soon as possible.
In other news related to the Phillies, it looks like the universal DH rule won't be a thing in the NL in 2021. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that MLB told the players association not to count on having the DH in the NL this upcoming season. Everybody seemed happy with it in use universally. But I guess commissioner Rob Manfred decided it was better not to have everyone playing by the same rules. (Photo from Forbes.com)
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