HR 243 — A Resolution designating June 9, 2025, as "Dave Parker Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   1778

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 243
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ABNEY, BRENNAN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, VENKAT,
        KENYATTA, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, DEASY AND SCHLOSSBERG,
        MAY 30, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
        DEVELOPMENT, MAY 30, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating June 9, 2025, as "Dave Parker Day" in Pennsylvania.
 2         WHEREAS, On June 9, 1951, David Gene Parker was born in
 3   Grenada, Mississippi, to Richard and Dannie Mae Parker; and
 4         WHEREAS, The Parkers moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1956 where
 5   Dave grew up as a standout athlete in football, basketball and
 6   baseball, drawing interest from professional and college scouts;
 7   and
 8         WHEREAS, After a significant knee injury his senior year, the
 9   Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Parker in the 14th round of the 1970
10   amateur draft; and
11         WHEREAS, Parker made his major league debut with the
12   Pittsburgh Pirates on July 12, 1973, beginning his 19-year major
13   league career as a right fielder, the first 11 of which were
14   with the Pittsburgh Pirates; and
15         WHEREAS, Nicknamed "Cobra," Parker was known for his lively
16   presence and was among the major league's best and brightest
 1   stars of the late 1970s; and
 2         WHEREAS, A well-rounded athlete with a legendary throwing
 3   arm, Parker won the 1978 National League Most Valuable Player
 4   Award, three Gold Glove Awards, three Silver Slugger Awards, two
 5   National League batting titles and was a seven-time All-Star;
 6   and
 7         WHEREAS, Parker was a member of two World Series Champion
 8   teams, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1989 Oakland
 9   Athletics; and
10         WHEREAS, Parker ended his remarkable career with 2,712 hits,
11   339 home runs, 1,493 runs batted in and a .290 batting average;
12   and
13         WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Parker spent 15 years on
14   the Baseball Writers Association Hall of Fame ballot, but he
15   never received the necessary votes for election; and
16         WHEREAS, On December 8, 2024, Parker was elected to the
17   National Baseball Hall of Fame through the 16-member Classic
18   Baseball Era Committee, receiving votes on 14 of 16 ballots; and
19         WHEREAS, Parker will be officially inducted into the Baseball
20   Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025, in Cooperstown, New York; and
21         WHEREAS, To celebrate his election to the prestigious
22   Baseball Hall of Fame and his career in Pittsburgh, the
23   Commonwealth should honor Dave Parker on his 74th birthday;
24   therefore be it
25         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 9,
26   2025, as "Dave Parker Day" in Pennsylvania.




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