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That Balls Outta Here

The most legendary Phillies third basemen of all time

By Gabrielle Starr

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies fields a ground ball during World Series game six between the Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies on October 21, 1980 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Royals 4-1. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies fields a ground ball during World Series game six between the Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies on October 21, 1980 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Royals 4-1. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images) /
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Phillies Dick Allen
PHILADELPHIA, PA – CIRCA 1968: Dick Allen #15 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats during an Major League Baseball game circa 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Allen played for the Phillies from 1963-69 and 1975-76. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

2. Dick Allen, Phillies 1963-69, 75-76

Dick Allen remains one of the greatest Phillies of all time, and his exclusion from the Hall of Fame remains an egregious error.

After a brief debut with the Phillies in 1963, he won Rookie of the Year in 1964 and finished seventh in MVP voting. The following year, he began a three-year run of All-Star seasons, and finished each season with a slew of MVP votes.

Between 1964-67, he led MLB or the league in various categories each year, including runs scored, triples, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS, and total bases. In 1964 and 1966, he led all NL hitters in extra-base hits.

Defensively, Allen was an absolute workhorse. In 1964, he started all 162 regular-season games at third, playing 143 of them to completion. The following year, he made 160 starts at the hot corner, with 154 complete games.

Allen finished second and fourth in putouts at third in 1964 and 64, respectively, and finished in the top-four in assists as a third baseman three times between 64-67. In 1965, he led NL third basemen in double plays turned.

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