Archie Allen
American baseball player and coach (1913-2006)
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.
01Playing career
After 3 seasons as an outfielder at Springfield College, Allen played professionally for the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Scranton Red Sox, and Tulsa Oilers from 1937 to 1940.
02Coaching career
After coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.
Allen also coached the U.S. national team, finishing second at the 1963 Pan Am Games. and Netherlands national team, leading the Dutch to the 1964 European Baseball Championship title.
Allen was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1973.
03Post-coaching career
In 1983, Allen served as commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Massachusetts.
Allen died in 2006.
04Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Training honkbalteam begonnen, coach Archie Allen (rechts naast hem Wim Crouwel , Bestanddeelnr 915-9582 (cropped).jpg by Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0
- Honkbal Nederland tegen Belgie 12-0 Nieuwe coach Archie Allen in gesprek met en, Bestanddeelnr 915-3975.jpg by Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0
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