Beau Allred
| Beau Allred | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 4, 1965 Mesa, Arizona |
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| 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.
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[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
- ^ McNabb, David (May 21, 1987). "Texas Teams Are The Rule In Regional". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b "Beau Allred Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allrebe01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Beau Allred". The Baseball Cube. http://thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Beau-Allred.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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