Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame along with the late Dick Allen.

They will be inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27 ... Known as Richie Allen with the Phillies before asking to be referred to as Dick for the rest of his career, Allen ...

and Dick Allen, the feared slugger for the Philadelphia Phillies and 1972 American League MVP for the Chicago White Sox, are the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Parker, 73, hit ...