1961
Born December 22, 1961
Richmond, VA, USA
Andy Allanson Notable
b. December 22, 1961 · Cleveland Indians 1986–1989, Detroit Tigers 1991, Milwaukee Brewers 1992, San Francisco Giants 1993, California Angels 1995
Andy Allanson played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1986 and closing with the California Angels in 1995.
Across 512 games he batted .240, with 357 hits and 145 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 48 doubles and 23 stolen bases.
He played 501 games behind the plate, with 2,395 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 24 double plays.
He was born in Richmond, VA, USA on December 22, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CLE | 101 | 293 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 36 | 10 | .225 |
| 1987 | CLE | 50 | 154 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .266 |
| 1988 | CLE | 133 | 434 | 44 | 114 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 63 | 5 | .263 |
| 1989 | CLE | 111 | 323 | 30 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 4 | .232 |
| 1991 | DET | 60 | 151 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .232 |
| 1992 | MIL | 9 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .320 |
| 1993 | SFG | 13 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1995 | CAL | 35 | 82 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .171 |
| Career | — | 512 | 1486 | 145 | 357 | 48 | 4 | 16 | 140 | 87 | 223 | 23 | .240 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Andy Allanson
Andy Allanson made a major-league debut on April 7, 1986.
1995
Final major-league game: Andy Allanson
Andy Allanson played a final major-league game on October 2, 1995.
Image: Rob Broder, public domain