Senate Resolution 7 Printer's Number 45
PENNSYLVANIA, January 20 - PRINTER'S NO. 45
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
7
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY A. WILLIAMS, MARTIN, SANTARSIERO, KEARNEY,
BARTOLOTTA, BREWSTER AND COSTA, JANUARY 20, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JANUARY 20, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Remembering Richard "Dick" Anthony Allen of Wampum, Lawrence
County, for his prominence during 15 Major League Baseball
seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, with special recognition of
his two stints with the Philadelphia Phillies.
WHEREAS, A Wampum native, Richard "Dick" Anthony Allen was
born on March 8, 1942; and
WHEREAS, Making his Major League Baseball debut with the
Philadelphia Phillies in 1963, Mr. Allen led the league in 1964
in runs (125), triples (13), extra base hits (80) and total
bases (352); and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen finished in the top five in batting
average (.318), slugging average (.557), hits (201) and doubles
(38), leading to his selection as 1964 National League Rookie of
the Year; and
WHEREAS, A seven-time All-Star, Mr. Allen also earned status
as the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen's powerful bat awed Phillies fans of all
ages as he hit balls out of the park; and
WHEREAS, In 1965, an estimated 529-footer cleared the Coca-
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