Dec 9, 2024 · 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 of 75% or more was needed for election.

Jan 22, 2025 · They join Classic Baseball Era Committee elects Dave Parker and Dick Allen in the 2025 class. ... (10.2% in 2025, his third year on the ballot), and third baseman David Wright (8.1% in 2025, his ...

Dec 9, 2024 · If Willie Stargell was “Pops,” Parker was the team’s big brother in the Fam-A-Lee. And that Fam-A-Lee finally got the long-awaited good news they waited years for: Parker is now a Hall of Famer, being elected Sunday at the Winter Meetings via the Classic Era Committee. Parker was one of two players elected this year via that committee ...

5 days ago · Dave Parker #39 of the Cincinnati Reds watches the flight of the ball as he follows through on his swing during a game with the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, in 1987. Scott ...

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Dec 8, 2024 · Parker was voted the 1978 National League Most Valuable Player after leading the league with a .334 average in addition to hitting 30 home runs and collecting 117 RBI. He also led the N.L. with a .338 average, 215 hits and 44 doubles in 1977.

David Gene Parker (born June 9, 1951), nicknamed "the Cobra", [1] is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991. A seven-time All-Star, Parker won two National League batting titles and was the 1978 National League Most Valuable Player.He was a member of two World Series championship teams, winning with the ...

Dec 9, 2024 · After playing for the Yankees this past season, he will now switch to the Mets. Ohtani’s deal was worth $700 million last offseason with the Dodgers, and it seemed over the last couple of days Soto was going to surpass that. He did and now has the largest contract in baseball history.

Nov 23, 2024 · Nothing demonstrated Parker’s dedication like the Pirates’ game against the New York Mets on June 30, 1978, at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium. In front of 31,497 fans, the Mets led the Pirates, 6-5, in the bottom of the ninth.

FLUSING, NY - 1987: Dave Parker #39 of the Cincinnati Reds watches the flight of the ball as he follows through on his swing during a game with the New York Mets in 1987 at Shea Stadium...