Frank Allen Notable

b. August 26, 1888 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1912, Brooklyn Superbas 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914, Pittsburgh Rebels 1914–1915, Boston Braves 1916–1917

Frank Allen played for five clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1912 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1917.

He went 50 and 67 with a 2.93 earned run average, pitching 970.3 innings in 180 games. He struck out 457, completed 60 of his 127 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 181 games he batted .135, with 39 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He threw a no-hitter in 1915.

He was born in Newbern, AL, USA on August 26, 1888, and died on July 30, 1933. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	BRO	20	36	4	6	3	1	1	4	3	15	0	.167
1913	BRO	34	51	5	7	0	1	1	3	3	23	0	.137
1914	BRO/PBS	38	49	5	7	2	2	0	7	6	23	0	.143
1915	PBS	41	89	3	7	3	1	0	2	8	44	0	.079
1916	BSN	19	34	4	7	0	1	0	4	8	14	0	.206
1917	BSN	29	29	2	5	0	0	0	5	7	7	1	.172
Career	—	181	288	23	39	8	6	2	25	35	126	1	.135

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	BRO	3	9	20	15	0	109.0	119	44	57	58	3.63
1913	BRO	4	18	34	25	2	174.2	144	55	81	82	2.83
1914	BRO/PBS	9	14	37	22	0	178.1	174	63	57	71	3.18
1915	PBS	23	13	41	37	0	283.1	230	79	100	127	2.51
1916	BSN	8	2	19	14	1	113.0	102	26	31	63	2.07
1917	BSN	3	11	29	14	0	112.0	124	49	47	56	3.94
Career	—	50	67	180	127	3	970.1	893	316	373	457	2.93

On this day & linked events

1888

Born August 26, 1888

Newbern, AL, USA

1933

Died July 30, 1933

1915

Frank Allen's No-Hitter

Frank Allen threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Rebels against the St. Louis Terriers on April 24, 1915, winning 2–0.

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