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Allen Battle
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Allen Zelmo Battle
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
- School University of South Alabama
- Debut April 26, 1995
- Final Game August 14, 1996
- Born November 29, 1968 in Grantham, NC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Allen Battle played in 108 games in the majors during 1995 an 1996.
In the minors from 1991 to 1999, he hit over .300 at seven of his stops. With Ottawa in 1998 he hit .304 with 34 stolen bases and 31 doubles, while with Louisville in 1994 he hit .313 with 44 doubles.
Through 2008 the only other major leaguers with the last name Battle are Howard Battle and Jim Battle. Howard was also in the majors in 1995 and 1996. With the 1995 Cardinals Allen was 14 years younger than teammate Ozzie Smith while with the 1996 Athletics he was five years younger than teammate Mark McGwire.
His time at the University of South Alabama overlapped with that of several other future major leaguers, including Jon Lieber and Mike Mordecai.
