Bob Allison

Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 75 Weight: 205 Born: Wednesday, July 11, 1934 in Raytown, MO USA Died: 4 9 1995 in Rio Verde, AZ USA Debut: 9/16/1958 Last Game: 9/29/1970 Full Name: William Robert Allison 

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1958

Vada Pinson
Ron Fairly
Tony Taylor
Orlando Cepeda
Norm Cash
Felipe Alou
Mudcat Grant
Frank Howard
Jerry Adair

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Notable Events and Chronology 

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April 9, 1959

O’s turn triple play on opening day

November 18, 1959

Washington Senators outfielder Bob Allison is voted the American League Rookie of the Year. Allison led all major league rookies with 30 home runs and 85 RBI. Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Perry, who posted a 12-10 record with a 2.65 ERA, is a distant second.

July 18, 1962

The Twins are first American League Team to hit two grand slams in one inning

May 2, 1964

Minnesota Twins hit four consecutive home runs in the 11th inning

October 13, 1965

Mudcat Grant does it all himself, hitting a three-run home run and pitching a 5 – 1 win at Minnesota to knot the World Series with the Dodgers after six games.

April 9, 1995

1959 American League Rookie of the Year Bob Allison dies at the age of 60

Biography

A college fullback and all-around athlete, Allison admitted, “Hitting is the hardest thing I have ever tried to learn in my life.” Learn he did. The Missourian ranks third among Twins home run hitters. His 30 in 1959 helped him become AL Rookie of the Year, and five times he hit 29 or more. He and roommate Harmon Killebrew were the first ML players to combine for two grand slams in one inning (7/18/62). In 1963 he led the AL in runs scored (99) and he hit homers in three consecutive at-bats on May 17. His backhand diving catch in Game Two of the 1965 World Series was a typical effort — and an aggressive, hard-sliding baserunner. Killebrew once said of him: “He wants to win at everything — cards, ping pong, handball, or baseball. He wants to be first on the airplane and first on the bus.”

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