Frank Allen
[edit] Biography
Born on August 26, 1888 in Newbern, Alabama, Frank Allen (Frank Leon Allen) played for the Brooklyn Superbas, Pittsburgh Rebels and Boston Braves over the course of his 6 year career. Allen broke into the bigs on April 24, 1912 with the Brooklyn Superbas, and put up a 3.63 ERA in 109 innings pitched in 1912, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Frank Allen's best season was 1915, when he posted a 2.51 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 127 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1912
| BRO
| N
| 20
| 15
| 3
| 9
| 3.63
| 58
| 70
| 44
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 109
| 119
| 1
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1913
| BRO
| N
| 34
| 25
| 4
| 18
| 2.83
| 82
| 75
| 55
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 174.2
| 144
| 6
| 81
| 0
| 4
| 10
|
| 1914
| PIT
| F
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5.14
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BRO
| N
| 36
| 21
| 8
| 14
| 3.10
| 68
| 79
| 59
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 171.1
| 165
| 6
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 37
| 22
| 9
| 14
| 3.18
| 71
| 83
| 63
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 178.1
| 174
| 6
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1915
| PIT
| F
| 41
| 37
| 23
| 13
| 2.51
| 127
| 90
| 79
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 283.1
| 230
| 9
| 100
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| 19
| 14
| 8
| 2
| 2.07
| 63
| 32
| 26
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 113
| 102
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| 29
| 14
| 3
| 11
| 3.94
| 56
| 61
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 124
| 3
| 47
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 138
| 89
| 26
| 54
| 3.08
| 327
| 317
| 233
| 35
| 4
| 3
| 680
| 654
| 17
| 273
| 0
| 16
| 24
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 42
| 38
| 24
| 13
| 2.57
| 130
| 94
| 83
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 290.1
| 239
| 9
| 100
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 180
| 127
| 50
| 67
| 2.93
| 457
| 411
| 316
| 60
| 10
| 3
| 970.1
| 893
| 26
| 373
| 0
| 23
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1912
| BRO
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1913
| BRO
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1914
| PIT
| F
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| BRO
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1915
| PIT
| F
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 80
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 180
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 226
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1912
| BRO
| N
| 20
| 36
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 4
| .167
| .231
| .389
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| BRO
| N
| 34
| 51
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .137
| .185
| .235
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PIT
| F
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .667
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BRO
| N
| 37
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .128
| .212
| .234
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 38
| 49
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 7
| .143
| .236
| .265
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PIT
| F
| 41
| 89
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .079
| .163
| .135
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| 19
| 34
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .206
| .357
| .265
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| 29
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .172
| .333
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 139
| 197
| 19
| 31
| 2
| 21
| .157
| .256
| .259
| 4
| 5
| 26
| 82
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 42
| 91
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .088
| .178
| .154
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 181
| 288
| 23
| 39
| 2
| 25
| .135
| .231
| .226
| 8
| 6
| 35
| 126
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Pittsburg Rebels to Boston Braves with Elmer Knetzer (February 10, 1916).
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