Dick Allen, Seven-Time MLB All-Star, Dies at 78

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Former Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies star Dick Allen died Monday at the age of 78.

The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Allen’s death. A cause of death has not been announced.

Allen was one of MLB’s most feared sluggers in the 1960s and 1970s, hitting 351 home runs and batting .292 over parts of 15 seasons with the Phillies, White Sox, Cardinals, Dodgers and Athletics.

A seven-time All-Star, Allen was the American League MVP in 1972, when he led the league with 37 homers and 113 RBIs in his first season with the White Sox.

Allen also was the NL Rookie of the Year with the Phillies in 1964, when he batted .318 with 29 home runs and a league-leading 125 runs scored.

***Report courtesy of ABC News***

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