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How did Dave Parker die? Revisiting the MLB star's cause of death before Baseball Hall of Fame induction
Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark said after Parker's death in June 2025 that the Hall of Fame would "honor his incredible life and career at next month’s Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, where his legacy will be remembered forever.”
Parker's spirit shines through in poetic HOF induction speech read by son
Dave Parker’s likeness was all over the place for induction weekend, from shop windows and lampposts on Main Street to the Clark Sports Center, site of the ceremony just outside the village. But nowhere is it more prominent than in his son David Parker II,
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Dave Parker died at the age of 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's, weeks before being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Parker was elected to the Hall of Fame by a special committee in December. The induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, is set for July 27. "We join the baseball family in remembering Dave ...
Parker also won the NL Batting Title in 1977, at .338, his career-high batting average, the Gold Glove Award in 1977 and 1979, plus earned an NL All-Star four times in 1977 and 1979-81, with the ...
According to a press release from Major League Baseball, Parker’s career numbers are solid; he compiled 2,712 hits during his career, batting .290 while hitting 339 home runs and producing 1,493 ...
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