…in 1978, the A’s end the fifteen-year career of Dick Allen by releasing the aging superstar. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native finishes his stormy relationship with major league baseball with 351 homers, 1,192 RBIs and .292 batting average. (Thanks to NationalPastime.com.)
The Amazon Report on Richie Allen:
Crash: The Life and Times of Dick Allen
September Swoon: Richie Allen, the ’64 Phillies, And Racial Integration
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