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.
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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(s) | 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 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
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1963 Pan American Games | Team Competition |
Representing  Netherlands
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| European Baseball Championship | ||
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1964 European Championship | Team Competition |
Playing career
editAfter 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
editAfter coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.[1]
Post-coaching career
editIn 1983, Allen served as commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Massachusetts.[2][3]
Head coaching record
edit| 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
edit- ^ Garry Brown (January 19, 2018). "Archie Allen found his true baseball calling as Springfield College coach". www.masslive.com. Mass Live. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "New Cape League Commissioner named". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. January 27, 1983. pp. S10.
- ^ "Good News, Bad News". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. November 25, 1983. p. 31.