Allen died in December, three months after the Phillies retired his No. 15. He played nine of his 15 major-league seasons with the Phillies, won the National League’s Rookie of the Year award in 1964, and was the franchise’s first Black star. Monday would have been Allen’s 79th birthday.

Philadelphia Phillies to wear Dick Allen uniform patch; 2021 Hall of Fame vote awaits (inquirer.com)