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Bob Allen
Robert Gilman Allen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 10, 1867 in Marion, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1890
Final Game: June 1, 1900
Died: May 14, 1943 in Little Rock, AR
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1890 22 PHI NL 133 548 456 69 103 15 11 2 57 13 87 54 .226 .356 .320 .676 95 146 5 *6
1891 23 PHI NL 118 481 438 46 97 7 4 1 51 12 43 44 .221 .291 .263 .554 59 115 0 *6
1892 24 PHI NL 152 625 563 77 128 20 14 2 64 15 61 60 .227 .304 .323 .627 89 182 1 *6
1893 25 PHI NL 124 547 471 86 126 19 12 8 90 8 71 40 .268 .369 .410 .779 105 193 5 *6
1894 26 PHI NL 40 167 149 26 38 10 3 0 19 4 17 11 .255 .335 .362 .698 71 54 1 6
1897 29 BSN NL 34 140 119 33 38 5 0 1 24 1 18 .319 .409 .387 .795 105 46 0 3 6/4O
1900 32 CIN NL 5 16 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 .188 .200 .388 8 3 1 0 /6
7 Seasons 606 2524 2211 337 532 77 44 14 306 53 297 209 .241 .334 .334 .668 87 739 13 3
162 Game Avg. 162 675 591 90 142 21 12 4 82 14 79 .241 .334 .334 .668 87 198 3
PHI (5 yrs) 567 2368 2077 304 492 71 44 13 281 52 279 209 .237 .331 .332 .663 87 690 12
CIN (1 yr) 5 16 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133 .188 .200 .388 8 3 1 0
BSN (1 yr) 34 140 119 33 38 5 0 1 24 1 18 .319 .409 .387 .795 105 46 0 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 PHI NL 22 SS 133 906 337 500 69 68 .924 6.29 .900 5.29
1891 PHI NL 23 SS 118 763 258 426 79 50 .896 5.80 .888 5.16
1892 PHI NL 24 SS 152 945 331 537 77 67 .919 5.71 .894 5.33
1893 PHI NL 25 SS 124 815 302 447 66 65 .919 6.04 .894 5.47
1894 PHI NL 26 SS 40 236 87 129 20 15 .915 5.40 .896 5.59
1897 BSN NL 29 SS 32 211 78 117 16 12 .924 6.09 .906 5.67
1897 BSN NL 29 2B 1 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 5.00 .940 5.50
1897 BSN NL 29 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.10 0-1-0
1900 CIN NL 32 SS 5 22 6 13 3 1 .864 3.80 .927 5.76
7 Seasons SS 604 3898 1399 2169 330 278 .915 5.91 .895 5.36
1 Season 2B 1 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 5.00 .940 5.50
1 Season OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.10 0-1-0
7 Seasons TOT 606 3904 1403 2171 330 278 .915 5.90 .811 5.35 0-1-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1892 NL  152 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1892 NL  14 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 NL  87 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1890 NL  54 (5th)
1892 NL  60 (7th)
1893 NL  40 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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July 12, 1897: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Beaneaters.

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