Jump to content

Lloyd Allen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AngryHarpy (talk | contribs) at 18:13, 4 April 2020 (Adding local short description: "American baseball player", overriding Wikidata description "baseball player" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lloyd Allen
Pitcher
Born: (1950-05-08) May 8, 1950 (age 74)
Merced, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1969, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1975, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record8–25
Earned run average4.69
Strikeouts194
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Lloyd Cecil Allen (born May 8, 1950) is a former pitcher for the California Angels (1969-1973), Texas Rangers (1973-1974), and Chicago White Sox (1974-1975). He was the first player born in the 1950s to appear in a regular-season game.

Biography

Allen was born in Merced, California, and is Jewish.[1][2] He attended Selma High School (Selma, California) in Selma, California and Fresno City College.[3]

Allen was picked by the California Angels in the 1st round of the 1968 amateur draft, 12th overall.[4]

In 1969 he was the youngest player in the American League.[5] In 1971 his 15 saves were 7th in the American League.[5][6] Arm problems led to him retiring in 1979.[3][7]

In seven seasons he had an 8-25 win-loss record in 159 games, with 19 games started, 22 saves, 297⅓ innings pitched, 291 hits allowed, 183 runs allowed, 155 earned runs allowed, 19 home runs allowed, 196 walks, 194 strikeouts, 11 hit batsmen, 27 wild pitches, 18 intentional walks, and a 4.69 ERA.

References

  1. ^ Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ Lloyd Allen. "Lloyd Allen". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Tyler. "Hall of Fame: Lloyd Allen — Experiences learned from baseball translate to business | Selma Enterprise". hanfordsentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ "Lloyd Allen". Jewish Baseball News. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ a b "Lloyd Allen Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ Lloyd Allen (1950-05-08). "Lloyd Allen". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. ^ "Lloyd Allen Player Card". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2020-02-02.


Stub icon 1 Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lloyd_Allen&oldid=949100952"