Major League Baseball Player. For fifteen seasons (1963 to 1977), he played at the first base, third base and left field positions with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. Born Richard Anthony Allen, he attended Wampum High School in Pennsylvania where he excelled at basketball and baseball. Signed as an amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960, he made his Major League debut on September 3, 1963 and played in ten games that season. The following year (1964), he secured the starting third base position and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors, as he led the National League with 125 runs scored and 13 triples, while producing 201 hits. The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies will be remembered for squandering a large lead resulting in a historic collapse. During the course of his career, Allen became identified with hitting epic home runs at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium which cleared rooftops and billboards. Prior to the 1970 season, he was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals in a multiple player transaction. The trade was a of historic note due to Curt Flood's refusal to play for the Phillies. After a brief stint with the Dodgers, he was acquired by the Chicago White Sox. In 1972, he was recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award as he led the league with 37 home runs and 113 runs driven in. In 1974, he led the American League with 32 home runs. In 1,749 career regular season games, he compiled 1,848 hits, 351 home runs, 1,119 RBIs and a .292 lifetime batting average. He achieved all star status seven times. His older brother Hank Allen and his younger brother Ron Allen were also former Major League Baseball players. In addition to his baseball career, Allen (who was an accomplished vocalist) fronted and recorded with the R&B group "The Ebonistics." His uniform number 15 was retired by the Phillies in 2020. Allen is widely regarded as being worthy of enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame.