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Bob Allen (1930s pitcher)

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Bob Allen
Pitcher
Born: (1914-07-02)July 2, 1914
Smithville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: October 30, 2005(2005-10-30) (aged 91)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average6.75
Strikeouts8
Teams

Robert Earl Allen (July 2, 1914 – October 30, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1937. He batted and threw right-handed.

Pitching in a total of 3 games, Allen's only decision came on October 2, 1937, when he started the game and pitched 5+23 innings, surrendered 7 runs (4 earned), as the Phillies were defeated, 1–7, to the Boston Bees at Braves Field.[1]

Allen was born in Smithville, Tennessee, and died in Chesapeake, Virginia.

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Bees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1". retrosheet.org. October 2, 1937. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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