How to watch Phillies’ great Dick Allen's induction into MLB Hall of Fame this weekend
The legendary Dick Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies for nine seasons during two tenures with the team, but Allen's family had to wait quite a while longer to receive confirmation the beloved player has finally made the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Prior Hall of Fame rejections have been hurtful and numbing for the Allen family.
Allen joins a five-member 2025 MLB Hall of Fame class that includes Dave Parker, CC Sabathia , Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner , who pitched two seasons for the Phillies.
Here's when and how to tune in to the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
When is the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame induction ceremony?
The 2025 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. July 27 and will be broadcast on MLB Network. The MLB Hall of Fame ceremony will also be livestreamed on MLB.TV, MLB.com, within the MLB App and on Baseball Hall .
Where is the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame ceremony?
The 2025 MLB Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York.
Clark Sports Center is one mile south of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
There is no charge for lawn seating for MLB's 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, but they will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis only.
Pennsylvania native Dick Allen finally makes MLB Hall of Fame
Dick Allen was born March 8, 1942, in Wampum, Pennsylvania, and signed a mature free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 1960 season.
"Allen debuted with the Phillies as a late-season call-up on Sept. 3, 1963. By the following season, Allen won the Phillies’ starting job at third base – a position he had rarely played," read the National Baseball Hall of Fame bio on Dick Allen. "Allen made 41 errors at third base in 162 games in 1964, but it was his record-setting hitting that powered his run to the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award.
"Allen led the NL with 125 runs scored – ninth among modern era (post 1900) rookies in MLB history – 13 triples and 352 total bases while hitting .318 with 38 doubles, 29 home runs and 91 RBI."
Allen's career stats and hustle led to the Hall of Fame inclusion.
"His final totals: a .292 batting average with 351 home runs and 1,119 RBI in 15 seasons, with a .378 on-base percentage and a .534 slugging percentage," read Allen's bio. "He led his league in slugging percentage three times and on-base percentage twice while earning seven All-Star Game selections."
Dick Allen died in December 2020 ; he was 78.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Phillies’ great Dick Allen inducted into Hall of Fame this weekend
