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Dick Allen dies at 78; seven-time MLB All-Star, 1972 AL MVP dealt with hatred in career

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Dick Allen, the Phillies' first prominent Black player, starred while receiving death threats. He fell one vote shy of Hall of Fame induction in 2014.

      
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