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Johnny Allen
Full name John Thomas Allen Born September 30, 1904, Lenoir, North Carolina Died March 29, 1959, St. Petersburg, Florida Buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida First Game: April 19, 1932 ; Final Game: September 26, 1944 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180 Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1937) Ejections: 1932 (1), 1933 (3) , 1934 (1), 1935 (2), 1936 (1), 1938 (2), 1939 (1), 1943 (2), 1944 (1). Total: 14 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 33 73 5 9 2 1 1 5 4 0 22 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 .123 .169 .219 0.0 1932 NY A
1933 NY A Daily Splits 25 72 7 13 1 1 0 3 4 0 16 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .181 .224 .222 0.0 1933 NY A
1934 NY A Daily Splits 13 26 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .300 .192 0.0 1934 NY A
1935 NY A Daily Splits 23 67 12 15 1 0 1 12 3 0 13 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 .224 .257 .284 0.0 1935 NY A
1936 CLE A Daily Splits 37 87 12 14 0 0 0 10 6 0 18 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 .161 .215 .161 0.0 1936 CLE A
1937 CLE A Daily Splits 24 67 5 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 15 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 .090 .103 .090 0.0 1937 CLE A
1938 CLE A Daily Splits 30 79 12 20 2 1 1 14 3 0 14 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 .253 .280 .342 0.0 1938 CLE A
1939 CLE A Daily Splits 34 71 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 0 11 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 .225 .257 .254 0.0 1939 CLE A
1940 CLE A Daily Splits 32 48 3 10 3 0 0 3 1 0 9 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .208 .224 .271 0.0 1940 CLE A
1941 STL A Daily Splits 20 22 6 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .136 .174 .273 0.0 1941 STL A
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 11 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 0.0 1941 BRO N
1941 Total 31 42 6 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 8 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 .095 .116 .167 0.0 1941 Total
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 27 39 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 .179 .200 .179 0.0 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 17 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 0.0 1943 BRO N
1943 NY N Daily Splits 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1943 NY N
1943 TOT N 32 21 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 0.0 1943 TOT N
1944 NY N Daily Splits 24 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 .083 .083 0.0 1944 NY N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 94 104 8 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 28 0 8 0 4 3 0 0 .125 .150 .135 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (10 Years) 271 612 74 111 11 3 4 61 30 0 127 0 28 0 1 29 10 1 0 .181 .220 .229 0.0 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 365 716 82 124 12 3 4 64 33 0 155 0 36 0 1 33 13 1 0 .173 .210 .215 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1932 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1932 NY A
1941 BRO N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1941 BRO N
Total ( 2 Years) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1938 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1938 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 33 21 13 3 6 2 192 162 804 10 86 79 76 1 109 11 5 5 1 29 9 16 13 17 4 3.70 5.71 0.9 1932 NY A
1933 NY A Daily Splits 25 24 10 1 1 1 184.2 171 804 9 96 90 87 0 119 5 10 4 0 29 10 7 7 15 7 4.39 6.00 -0.8 1933 NY A
1934 NY A Daily Splits 13 10 4 0 2 0 71.2 62 309 3 30 23 32 2 54 2 5 2 0 12 4 3 5 5 2 2.89 5.60 0.8 1934 NY A
1935 NY A Daily Splits 23 23 12 2 0 0 167 149 692 11 76 67 58 2 113 5 3 4 0 30 6 9 9 13 6 3.61 6.22 1.2 1935 NY A
1936 CLE A Daily Splits 36 31 19 4 4 1 243 234 1030 5 108 93 97 4 165 17 13 1 0 45 10 18 17 20 10 3.44 6.65 4.3 1936 CLE A
1937 CLE A Daily Splits 24 20 14 0 4 0 173 157 713 4 55 49 60 0 87 4 2 5 0 33 6 16 7 15 1 2.55 7.35 2.7 1937 CLE A
1938 CLE A Daily Splits 30 27 13 0 3 0 200 189 855 15 107 93 81 2 112 4 7 3 0 33 9 15 11 14 8 4.18 6.41 1.4 1938 CLE A
1939 CLE A Daily Splits 28 26 9 2 2 0 175 199 763 9 96 89 56 2 79 19 5 3 2 36 6 16 13 9 7 4.58 5.88 0.1 1939 CLE A
1940 CLE A Daily Splits 32 17 5 3 12 5 138.2 126 576 3 61 53 48 7 62 7 0 3 0 31 4 11 9 9 8 3.44 3.18 1.4 1940 CLE A
1941 STL A Daily Splits 20 9 2 0 6 1 67 89 317 4 53 49 29 1 27 7 8 2 1 22 4 4 7 2 5 6.58 5.89 -1.4 1941 STL A
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 11 4 1 0 2 0 57.1 38 218 6 18 16 12 3 21 4 0 0 0 5 1 3 4 3 0 2.51 6.25 0.2 1941 BRO N
1941 Total 31 13 3 0 8 1 124.1 127 535 10 71 65 41 4 48 11 8 2 1 27 5 7 11 5 5 4.71 6.00 -1.2 1941 Total
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 27 15 5 1 9 3 118 106 494 11 53 42 39 8 50 7 1 2 0 29 2 9 10 10 6 3.20 4.07 -0.2 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 17 1 0 0 4 1 38 42 180 3 21 18 25 5 15 3 2 2 1 8 1 3 5 5 1 4.26 9.00 -0.4 1943 BRO N
1943 NY N Daily Splits 15 0 0 0 10 2 41 37 169 3 16 14 14 0 24 4 4 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 3 3.07 - 0.0 1943 NY N
1943 TOT N 32 1 0 0 14 3 79 79 349 6 37 32 39 5 39 7 6 2 1 16 1 5 5 6 4 3.65 9.00 -0.4 1943 TOT N
1944 NY N Daily Splits 18 13 2 1 3 0 84 88 368 7 48 38 24 4 33 4 3 2 0 10 5 7 9 4 7 4.07 3.77 -0.9 1944 NY N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 88 33 8 2 28 6 338.1 311 1429 30 156 128 114 20 143 22 10 6 1 60 9 24 28 23 17 3.40 4.36 -1.3 Total NL
Total AL (10 Years) 264 208 101 15 40 10 1612 1538 6863 73 768 685 624 21 927 81 58 32 4 300 68 115 98 119 58 3.82 6.00 10.6 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 352 241 109 17 68 16 1950.1 1849 8292 103 924 813 738 41 1070 103 68 38 5 360 77 139 126 142 75 3.75 5.78 9.3 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 8 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40.50 13.00 1932 NY A
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.2 1 16 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1941 BRO N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 4 1 0 0 2 0 4.1 6 24 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.23 13.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1938 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.00 - 1938 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1932 NY A Daily Splits P 33 21 13 192 8 31 5 2 0 1 10 6 0 .886
1933 NY A Daily Splits P 25 24 10 184.2 10 29 1 0 0 2 6 8 0 .975
1934 NY A Daily Splits P 13 10 4 71.2 1 12 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1.000
1935 NY A Daily Splits P 23 23 12 167 9 33 1 1 0 1 7 7 0 .977
1936 CLE A Daily Splits P 36 31 19 243 9 50 2 1 0 4 16 14 3 .967
1937 CLE A Daily Splits P 24 20 14 173 7 37 1 1 0 0 6 7 1 .978
1938 CLE A Daily Splits P 30 27 13 200 14 43 2 3 0 1 6 6 1 .966
1939 CLE A Daily Splits P 28 26 9 175 17 36 5 7 0 1 4 5 0 .914
1940 CLE A Daily Splits P 32 17 5 138.2 8 21 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 1.000
1941 STL A Daily Splits P 20 9 2 67 3 12 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 .882
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 11 4 1 57.1 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.000
1941 Total P 31 13 3 124.1 5 23 2 2 0 2 3 5 1 .933
1942 BRO N Daily Splits P 27 15 5 118 3 25 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 1.000
1943 BRO N Daily Splits P 17 1 0 38 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1943 NY N Daily Splits P 15 0 0 41 0 13 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1.000
1943 TOT N P 32 1 0 79 7 18 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 .926
1944 NY N Daily Splits P 18 13 2 84 6 8 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits P 352 241 109 1950.1 104 366 21 24 0 18 79 66 6 .957
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1932 NY A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 3 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 4 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1938 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 3-1932 BOX NY A Harry Geisel Balls and strikes
6- 8-1933 BOX NY A Bill McGowan Call at 1B
6-25-1933(1) BOX NY A George Hildebrand Call at 2B (Pushed umpire)
7- 1-1933 BOX NY A George Moriarty Balls and strikes
7- 3-1934 BOX NY A Bill McGowan Bench jockeying
5-20-1935 BOX NY A Bill McGowan Balk call
8-16-1935 BOX NY A Harry Geisel Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
6- 7-1936 BOX CLE A Brick Owens Bench jockeying
4-28-1938 BOX CLE A Bill McGowan Balls and strikes
6- 6-1938 BOX CLE A George Moriarty Call at 3B
8- 4-1939 BOX CLE A Joe Rue Balls and strikes (from bench)
5-27-1943 BOX BRO N George Barr Balk call (Attacked umpire)
9- 4-1943 BOX NY N Bill Stewart Check swing
6-28-1944 BOX NY N Ziggy Sears Interference non-call (Threw resin bag)
Transaction Information
Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Monte Pearson and
Steve Sundra (December 11, 1935 ).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns for $20000 (December 24, 1940 ).
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from St. Louis Browns (July 30, 1941 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with $30000 to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Rube
Melton (December 12, 1942 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers (April 16, 1943 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Dolph Camilli to New York Giants in exchange for
Bill Lohrman , Bill Sayles and Joe Orengo (July 31, 1943 ).
Released by New York Giants (April 27, 1945 ).
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