Pete Allen (baseball)

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Jesse Hall "Pete" Allen (May 1, 1868 – April 16, 1946) was a

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Childhood

Allen was born on May 1, 1868, in Columbiana, Ohio.

Amateur career

Allen enrolled in the Ohio State University veterinary program in the fall of 1887. While at the university he help revive the Ohio State varsity baseball team, which had not competed in intercollegiate competition since 1884. In the spring of 1888 he served as the team's captain, manager, and starting pitcher. In the spring of 1889 he remained the team's captain and moved himself to catcher. He received his degree from the university's two-year veterinary program that same year.[1]

In 1892, Allen enrolled at Amherst College, which he attended from 1892 to 1893.[2] Allen became the first attendee of either Ohio State or Amherst to play in Major League Baseball, making his debut in 1893.[2]

After his

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he coached the Penn Quakers baseball team in 1896 and 1897.[3] Allen was also the Penn Quakers men's basketball coach in 1897.[4]

Professional career

Allen began his

at-bats. On defense, he played catcher and made one putout. In Reed Browning's book Cy Young: A Baseball Life, Browning stated that the Spiders signed Allen out of desperation.[5] In 1895, Allen spent his final season in professional baseball with the minor league New Castle, Pennsylvania
baseball team.

Later life

In 1896, Allen enrolled in the

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6]

References

General references
  1. "Pete Allen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. "Pete Allen Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
Inline citations
  1. ISBN 978-1629220666
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  2. ^ a b "Amherst College Lord Jeffs (Amherst, MA)". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Penn Biographies: Jesse Hall Allen (Pete) (1868-1946)". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Professional Baseball Players Who Attended Penn". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-1-55849-398-8
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  6. ^ a b "Deaths" (PDF). J.A.M.A. jama.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.

External links

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