Newt Allen
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Newton Henry Allen
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 160 lb.
- Born May 19, 1901 in Austin, TX USA
- Died June 11, 1988 in Cincinnati, OH USA
Newt Allen played second base in the Negro Leagues for many years, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. He managed the Monarchs to a Negro American League pennant in 1941 following the death of Andy Cooper.
[edit] Negro Leagues Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | SLG |
| 1923 | Kansas City | 33 | 115 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .304 | .348 |
| 1924 | Kansas City | 85 | 342 | 60 | 94 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 43 | .275 | .360 |
| 1925 | Kansas City | 88 | 355 | 60 | 108 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 35 | .304 | .414 |
| 1926 | Kansas City | 80 | 311 | 43 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 31 | .244 | .318 |
| 1927 | Kansas City | 85 | 325 | 52 | 105 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | .323 | .415 |
| 1928 | Kansas City | 74 | 295 | 42 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 24 | .275 | .366 |
| 1929 | Kansas City | 73 | 291 | 64 | 96 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 24 | .330 | .495 |
| 1930 | Kansas City | 57 | 240 | 28 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | .363 | .479 |
| 1931 | Kansas City/St. Louis | 30 | 115 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .270 | .417 |
| 1932 | Homestead/Kansas City | 46 | 180 | 35 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .267 | .322 |
| 1933 | Kansas City | 8 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .241 | .276 |
| 1934 | Kansas City | 8 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .206 | .324 |
| 1935 | Kansas City | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .400 |
| 1936 | Kansas City | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 |
| 1937 | Chicago/Kansas City | 47 | 180 | 27 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 21 | .328 | .406 |
| 1938 | Kansas City | 27 | 100 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .240 | .290 |
| 1939 | Kansas City | 29 | 99 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .253 | .293 |
| 1940 | Kansas City | 20 | 70 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .271 | .300 |
| 1941 | Kansas City | 28 | 108 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .278 | .324 |
| 1942 | Kansas City | 22 | 85 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .329 | .353 |
| 1943 | Kansas City | 18 | 70 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .243 | .300 |
| 1944 | Kansas City | 47 | 163 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .202 | .258 |
| 1947 | Indianapolis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 |
| Total | 23 seasons | 914 | 3538 | 561 | 1017 | 160 | 47 | 18 | 204 | 126 | 312 | .287 | .375 |
Source: Committee on African-American Baseball


