On this date in 1978, Dick Allen is released by the A's ending his major league career.
"I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia."
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3 comments:
His release in the spring of 1978 was just a formality. He "retired" from the dysfunctional A's in mid-June of 1977. Not surprisingly, he did not get along with owner Charlie Finley.
No doubt that seems to be an odd and combustible pairing.
According to Allen's biography: "He (Finley) was a liar, as in L-I-A-R... the man was always working a scam."
He had two specific issues:
1) Allen was told when he signed he would not have to play DH. Once the season started, he got constant pressure to play DH. Allen considered the DH rule "the worst thing that had happened to baseball in my lifetime."
2) Finley wanted to suspend Allen for taking a "cool down" shower in the middle of a hot game. Finley said he would tell the press he was suspended without pay but still pay him under the table because he was afraid what it would "look like" if he didn't do anything. Allen told Finley "keep your money" and left the team and baseball for good.
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