Richard Anthony Allen was an American professional baseball player. During his fifteen-year-long Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder, most notably for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox, and was one of baseball's top sluggers of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Allen, c. 1965
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
The 1888 Philadelphia Quakers team
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Phillies pitcher from 1911 to 1917 and again in the 1930 season
Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, was the Phillies' home field from 1938 to 1970.
Robin Roberts, Phillies' pitcher from 1948 to 1961