Beau Allred

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Beau Allred
Outfielder
Born: June 4, 1965 (1965-06-04) (age 46)
Mesa, Arizona
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
September 7, 1989 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 25, 1991 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average     .230
Hits     38
Runs batted in     15
Teams

Dale Le Beau Allred (born June 4, 1965 in Mesa, Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the Cleveland Indians between 1989 and 1991.

Contents

[edit] College and minor leagues

Allred played college baseball at Lamar University for the Cardinals. As a freshman, he had a batting average of .350, 16 home runs, and 44 RBIs.[1] After one year, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 25th round of the 1987 MLB Draft on June 2, 1987.[2] He spent the 1987 season with the Burlington Indians, where he hit .341 in 54 games.[3]

[edit] Professional career

Allred made his major league debut on September 7, 1989.[2] He played three seasons for the Cleveland Indians between 1989 and 1991. He was immortalized in a classic 1991 article in Sports Illustrated where writer Steve Rushin described several pen-written lines of graffiti that chronicled Allred's career: "Shoeless Beau Allred", "Clueless Beau Allred" and finally "Clubless Beau Allred".

[edit] References

  1. ^ McNabb, David (May 21, 1987). "Texas Teams Are The Rule In Regional". The Dallas Morning News. 
  2. ^ a b "Beau Allred Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allrebe01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  3. ^ "Beau Allred". The Baseball Cube. http://thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Beau-Allred.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 

[edit] External links


Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export