Johnny Allen

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Johnny Allen Stats & Facts

ByTom December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

Johnny Allen Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 180 Born: Friday, September 30, 1904 in Lenoir, NC USA Died: 3 29 1959 in St. Petersburg, FL USA Debut: 4/19/1932 Last Game: 9/26/1944 Full Name: John Thomas Allen

Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx rounds third base after hitting his 27th home run of the season. His seventh inning blast would give the Red Sox 4-0 lead over the second place Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. Boston pitcher Emerson Dickman would go the distance for the three-hit shutout and striking out three while only walking one batter to improve his seasonal record to 5-2. Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen would take only his second loss of the season as he entered the game with a 12-1 record and 27-2 going back to last year (15-1), unfortunately Allen would have a rough go at it in August going 0-6 with a 8.12 ERA, he would finish the season with a 14-8 record.

This Day In Baseball

Cleveland’s Johnny Allen has his 12-game win streak snapped by the Red Sox.

ByThis Day in Baseball July 25, 1938August 19, 2020

1938 – Cleveland’s Johnny Allen has his 12-game win streak snapped by the Red Sox.

Umpire

Bill McGowan orders Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen to trim off the tattered sleeves of his undershirt because they distract opposing batters

ByThis Day in Baseball June 7, 1938September 16, 2024

On June 7, 1938, at Fenway Park umpire Bill McGowan orders Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen to trim off the tattered sleeves of his undershirt because they distract opposing batters. The ill-tempered Allen had cut the sleeves of one of his sweatshirts and worn it under his jersey during several of his starts in ’38. He…

Pitching Feats

Johnny Allen’s bid for a perfect season is spoiled in 1-0 loss

ByThis Day in Baseball October 3, 1937September 14, 2021

test On October 3, 1937 Johnny Allen’s bid for a perfect season is spoiled when Hank Greenberg drives in the only run of the game in the first inning, and Jake Wade throws a one-hitter against the Indians in the 1-0 loss to Detroit on the last day of the season at Navin Field. The…

Player Streaks

Cleveland’s Johnny Allen wins his 12th straight

ByThis Day in Baseball September 17, 1937September 18, 2022

1937 – Cleveland’s Johnny Allen wins his 12th straight without a loss, equaling Tom Zachary’s 1929 record of 12-0.

This Day In Baseball

Johnny Allen, off to a 4-0 start for Cleveland, has an appendectomy in Boston and will miss eight weeks of the season.

ByBaseball June 21, 1937June 22, 2021

On June 21, 1937 Johnny Allen, off to a 4-0 start for Cleveland, has an appendectomy in Boston and will miss eight weeks of the season. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@