June 24 in Philadelphia Phillies History: Dick Allen is fined $2,500 and suspended indefinitely when he fails to appear for the Phillies doubleheader game with the Mets (1969)

[adrotate banner=”32″] On June 24, 1969, Dick Allen is fined $2,500 and suspended indefinitely by Manager Bob Skinner when he fails to appear for the Phillies twinight doubleheader game with the Mets. Allen had gone to New Jersey in the morning to see a horse race and got caught in traffic trying to

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