LEGION BASEBALL ALUMS ALLEN JOHN UP FOR HALL OF FAME
They are two of the eight on the Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot for induction in 2025.
Two American Legion Baseball alumni are among the eight names that the Classic Baseball Era Committee will consider for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Class of 2025.
Dick Allen (Post 749, Wampum, Pa.) and Tommy John (Post 346, Terre Haute, Ind.) are on the ballot for consideration by the Classic Baseball Era Committee, which will meet Dec. 8 at Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings in Dallas.
Allen and John are joined by Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant on the ballot. The Classic Baseball Era Committee considers players, managers, umpires and executives whose primary contribution came before 1980.
The results of the vote will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET Dec. 8 on MLB Network. Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of the ballots will earn induction into the Hall of Fame. The induction of the Class of 2025 will take place July 27, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y.
The Classic Baseball Era Committee is one of three groups eligible for consideration as part of the Era Committee process, which provides an avenue for Hall of Fame consideration to managers, umpires and executives, as well as players retired for more than 15 seasons.
Dick Allen spent 15 seasons in the major leagues, playing for the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox and Athletics, and finished with 351 career home runs, 1,119 RBIs and a .292 career average. He was the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player. He was also a seven-time All-Star selection.
Perhaps best known for the groundbreaking elbow surgery that bears his name, Tommy John pitched 26 seasons for the Indians, White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Angels and A’s, finishing with a career record of 288-231 and a 3.34 ERA. He is eighth on the all-time list with 700 career starts, and 20th all-time with 4,710.1 innings pitched. John won the 1976 Hutch Award and 1981 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and was a four-time All-Star selection, with three of those coming after his surgery in 1974.
