Thanks for the homage to Dick Allen. Growing up in South Jersey as a Phillies fan in the mid 60s, I became a great admirer of Dick - or at the time Richie - Allen. Kind of interesting, I had a chance to look up the performances of Dick Allen and Johnny Callison during the 1964 collapse. Neither player collapsed - though the rest of the team did. Allen batted over .400 during the final 12 games of the season; Callison batted in the .270s - consistent with his overall average for the year. Thanks again for some memories of an exciting, original player.
