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Willa Allen, the wife of the late Dick Allen, gave a speech remembering the former Chicago White Sox All-Star during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Sunday.
Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.
Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.
Allen refused to campaign for Cooperstown before he died in December of 2020. So others did. And it paid off on Sunday when the Phillies legend finally received baseball's ultimate honor.
As the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class to Cooperstown, which former Red Sox players could be next to earn enshrinement?
Only the eighth reliever to reach the Hall of Fame, Wagner spent much of his speech thanking executives, coaches, players and family members who supported him in his baseball jour