1904
Born September 30, 1904
Lenoir, NC, USA
Johnny Allen Notable
b. September 30, 1904 · New York Yankees 1932–1935, Cleveland Indians 1936–1940, St. Louis Browns 1941, Brooklyn Dodgers 1941–1943, New York Giants 1943–1944
Johnny Allen played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1932 and closing with the New York Giants in 1944. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1936 to 1940.
He went 142 and 75 with a 3.75 earned run average, pitching 1,950.3 innings in 352 games. He struck out 1,070, completed 109 of his 241 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 365 games he batted .173, with 124 hits and 82 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 12 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1938.
He was born in Lenoir, NC, USA on September 30, 1904, and died on March 29, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1938 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1938 |
| The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year | 1 | 1937 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NYY | 33 | 73 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .123 |
| 1933 | NYY | 25 | 72 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .181 |
| 1934 | NYY | 13 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .192 |
| 1935 | NYY | 23 | 67 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .224 |
| 1936 | CLE | 37 | 87 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .161 |
| 1937 | CLE | 24 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .090 |
| 1938 | CLE | 30 | 79 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .253 |
| 1939 | CLE | 34 | 71 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .225 |
| 1940 | CLE | 32 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .208 |
| 1941 | BRO/SLB | 31 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .095 |
| 1942 | BRO | 27 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .179 |
| 1943 | BRO/NYG | 32 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1944 | NYG | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 365 | 716 | 82 | 124 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 33 | 155 | 1 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NYY | 17 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 192.0 | 162 | 79 | 76 | 109 | 3.70 |
| 1933 | NYY | 15 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 184.2 | 171 | 90 | 87 | 119 | 4.39 |
| 1934 | NYY | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 71.2 | 62 | 23 | 32 | 54 | 2.89 |
| 1935 | NYY | 13 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 167.0 | 149 | 67 | 58 | 113 | 3.61 |
| 1936 | CLE | 20 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 243.0 | 234 | 93 | 97 | 165 | 3.44 |
| 1937 | CLE | 15 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 173.0 | 157 | 49 | 60 | 87 | 2.55 |
| 1938 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 200.0 | 189 | 93 | 81 | 112 | 4.18 |
| 1939 | CLE | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 175.0 | 199 | 89 | 56 | 79 | 4.58 |
| 1940 | CLE | 9 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 138.2 | 126 | 53 | 48 | 62 | 3.44 |
| 1941 | BRO/SLB | 5 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 124.1 | 127 | 65 | 41 | 48 | 4.71 |
| 1942 | BRO | 10 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 118.0 | 106 | 42 | 39 | 50 | 3.20 |
| 1943 | BRO/NYG | 6 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 79.0 | 79 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 3.65 |
| 1944 | NYG | 4 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 84.0 | 88 | 38 | 24 | 33 | 4.07 |
| Career | — | 142 | 75 | 352 | 241 | 18 | 1950.1 | 1849 | 813 | 738 | 1070 | 3.75 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Died March 29, 1959
1932
Major-league debut: Johnny Allen
Johnny Allen made a major-league debut on April 19, 1932.
1944
Final major-league game: Johnny Allen
Johnny Allen played a final major-league game on September 26, 1944.
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