Ronald Frederick Allen (born December 23, 1943 in Wampum, Pennsylvania) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball, and the brother of baseball All-Star Dick Allen and outfielder-infielder Hank Allen. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wampum is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and For others with the same name see Richard Allen. Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8 1942, in Wampum Pennsylvania Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Harold Andrew Allen (born July 23, 1940 in Wampum Pennsylvania) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for He was a switch-hitter and threw right handed. In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate
Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 13, 1964, Allen's major league career was very short as he played in just seven games in 1972 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St He would make his major league debut on August 11, 1972, and his final appearance on August 21, 1972. In five games at first base, Allen handled 30 out of 31 chances successfully for a . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run In Baseball statistics, total chances ( TC) also called chances offered, represents the number of plays in which a defensive player has participated 968 fielding percentage. In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly
Allen's best day as a major leaguer was on August 17, 1972 at San Diego Stadium, thanks in part to teammate Joe Torre. Qualcomm Stadium (aka " The Q " " The Murph " formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major Torre was ejected from the game in the bottom of the 8th inning, and Allen came in as his replacement at first base. The next inning he would get his only major league hit, a home run against San Diego Padres right-hander Mike Corkins. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Michael Patrick Corkins (born May 25, 1946, in Riverside California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher
Facts
Allen attended Youngstown State University on a basketball scholarship,scoring 1001 career points. He is a member of the YSU Hall of fame. Allen has also been inducted to the Reading Phillies Hall of fame.
- As of October 2006, with 358 home runs among them, the Allen brothers ranked # 11 in MLB brother combination home runs (out of more than 350 combinations all-time). 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success
- Allen led the Carolina League with 100 RBI while playing for the Tidewater Tides in 1967. The Carolina League is a Minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. The Norfolk Tides are a Minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League.
References
- 1968 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
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