Cincinnati’s own Dave Parker elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame

& & Former Cincinnati Reds’ right fielder Dave Parker has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame alongside seven-time All-Star, Dick Allen. They’ll be inducted during a ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.& & “Parker was named on 14 of 16 ballots and Allen on 13 of 16 ballots as the only candidates to reach the 75-percent threshold necessary for election,” according to a news release.& & & Parker, 73, won two World Championships in his 19 big league seasons. Nicknamed “The Cobra,” he was born in Mississippi and grew up in Cincinnati. He attended Cincinnati’s Courter Technical High School, where he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 in the 14th round of the MLB June Amateur Draft. He made his major league debut in 1973.Dave and Kellye Parker. Photo by Michael Mitchell& & Parker won back-to-back National League batting titles in 1977-78 and earned MVP honors in 1978 as well. He won the World Series with the Pirates in 1979, and again 10 years later with the Athletics. He’s a three-time Gold Glove Award winner in right field, and was known during his time with the Reds as a mentor...