Archie Allen
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | March 18, 1913 Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 1, 2006 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | Springfield College |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | Springfield College |
| 1937 | Norfolk Tars |
| 1938–1940 | Binghamton Triplets |
| 1940 | Scranton Red Sox |
| 1940 | Norfolk Tars |
| 1940 | Tulsa Oilers |
| Position | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947 | Springfield College (Asst.) |
| 1948–1978 | Springfield College |
| 1963-1964 | Dutch national baseball team |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 454–257–7 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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Baseball career | |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
Medals | |
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Archie Patrick Allen (born March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006) was an American college baseball coach, serving primarily as head coach of the Springfield College team from 1948 to 1978. He also managed the United States and Netherlands national baseball teams.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]After 3 seasons as an outfielder at Springfield College, Allen played professionally for the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Scranton Red Sox and Tulsa Oilers.
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]After coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.[1]
Post-coaching career
[edit | edit source]In 1983, Allen served as commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Massachusetts.[2][3]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Springfield Pride (Independent) (1948–1978) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Springfield | 8–13 | |||||||
| 1949 | Springfield | 13–4 | |||||||
| 1950 | Springfield | 9–7 | |||||||
| 1951 | Springfield | 16–7 | 1951 College World Series | ||||||
| 1952 | Springfield | 11–4 | |||||||
| 1953 | Springfield | 16–5 | |||||||
| 1954 | Springfield | 15–3 | NCAA Baseball tournament | ||||||
| 1955 | Springfield | 14–7 | 1955 College World Series | ||||||
| 1956 | Springfield | 7–11 | NCAA Baseball tournament | ||||||
| 1957 | Springfield | 11–10 | NCAA Baseball tournament | ||||||
| 1958 | Springfield | 15–3 | |||||||
| 1959 | Springfield | 11–6–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Springfield | 11–5–1 | |||||||
| 1961 | Springfield | 15–6 | |||||||
| 1962 | Springfield | 9–11 | |||||||
| 1963 | Springfield | 8–12 | |||||||
| 1964 | Springfield | 9–13 | |||||||
| 1965 | Springfield | 10–11–1 | |||||||
| 1966 | Springfield | 13–7–1 | |||||||
| 1967 | Springfield | 14–7 | |||||||
| 1968 | Springfield | 18–11–1 | |||||||
| 1969 | Springfield | 27–7 | |||||||
| 1970 | Springfield | 20–9–1 | 1970 Division II College World Series | ||||||
| 1971 | Springfield | 22–6–1 | |||||||
| 1972 | Springfield | 19–5 | |||||||
| 1973 | Springfield | 17–10 | |||||||
| 1974 | Springfield | 11–14 | |||||||
| 1975 | Springfield | 19–7 | |||||||
| 1976 | Springfield | 21–12 | |||||||
| 1977 | Springfield | 19–10 | |||||||
| 1978 | Springfield | 26–14 | |||||||
| Springfield: | 84–58–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 454–257–7 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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