Did Dick Allen go by Richie in high school or something? I've never seen a good explanation of how that name followed him after he wanted to go by Dick.
Different though. Hispanic players were a novelty in the late 50s. Guys named Dick were a dime a dozen in MLB before the color line.
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So were guys named Henry, but they kept calling him Hank Aaron (Bud Selig, who is close with Aaron, always calls him Henry).
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My understanding from Allen's autobiography was that Phillies broadcasters called him Richie because a previous player, Richie Ashburn, went by that name. Dick went by the name Dick from childhood, but the Phillies were slow to acquiesce, perhaps from laziness or racist attitude?
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