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DALLAS -- Dave Parker and Dick Allen were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era committee.
Parker received 14 of 16 votes and Allen got 13. A vote of 75% or more was needed for election.
They will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27 along with players voted in by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on Jan. 21.
Tommy John was third with seven votes on a committee that considered candidates whose primary impact was before 1980. Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris and Luis Tiant each received less than five votes.
Parker, 73, hit .290 with 339 homers and 1,493 RBIs for Pittsburgh (1973-83), Cincinnati (1984-87), Oakland (1988-89), Milwaukee (1990), California (1991) and Toronto (1991).
He won World Series titles in 1979 and '89, was the 1978 NL MVP, won the 1977 and '78 NL batting titles and was a seven-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove right fielder.
Soto signing with Mets
DALLAS -- A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical.
Also, The Associated Press learned that outfielder Michael Conforto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $17 million, one-year contract.