1958
Born January 24, 1958
Kansas City, KS, USA
Neil Allen Notable
b. January 24, 1958 · New York Mets 1979–1983, St. Louis Cardinals 1983–1985, New York Yankees 1985, 1987–1988, Chicago White Sox 1986–1987, Cleveland Indians 1989
Neil Allen played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1979 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1989.
He went 58 and 70 with a 3.88 earned run average, pitching 988.3 innings in 434 games. He struck out 611 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 434 games he batted .130, with 15 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Kansas City, KS, USA on January 24, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NYM | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | NYM | 59 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .143 |
| 1981 | NYM | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1982 | NYM | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1983 | NYM/STL | 46 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .102 |
| 1984 | STL | 57 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .240 |
| 1985 | NYY/STL | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | CHW | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CHW/NYY | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 434 | 115 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 0 | .130 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NYM | 6 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 99.0 | 100 | 39 | 47 | 65 | 3.55 |
| 1980 | NYM | 7 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 22 | 97.1 | 87 | 40 | 40 | 79 | 3.70 |
| 1981 | NYM | 7 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 66.2 | 64 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 2.97 |
| 1982 | NYM | 3 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 64.2 | 65 | 22 | 30 | 59 | 3.06 |
| 1983 | NYM/STL | 12 | 13 | 46 | 22 | 2 | 175.2 | 179 | 77 | 84 | 106 | 3.94 |
| 1984 | STL | 9 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 119.0 | 105 | 47 | 49 | 66 | 3.55 |
| 1985 | NYY/STL | 2 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 58.1 | 58 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 4.17 |
| 1986 | CHW | 7 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 113.0 | 101 | 48 | 38 | 57 | 3.82 |
| 1987 | CHW/NYY | 0 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 74.1 | 97 | 49 | 36 | 42 | 5.93 |
| 1988 | NYY | 5 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 117.1 | 121 | 50 | 37 | 61 | 3.84 |
| 1989 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Career | — | 58 | 70 | 434 | 59 | 75 | 988.1 | 985 | 426 | 417 | 611 | 3.88 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Major-league debut: Neil Allen
Neil Allen made a major-league debut on April 15, 1979.
1989
Final major-league game: Neil Allen
Neil Allen played a final major-league game on September 19, 1989.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0