Archie Allen
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 1948–1978.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | March 18, 1913 Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Died | November 1, 2006 93) | (aged
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 |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 454–257–7 |
Medal record | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 1963 Pan American Games | Team Competition |
Representing ![]() | ||
European Baseball Championship | ||
![]() | 1964 European Championship | Team Competition |
Playing 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.
Coaching career
After coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.[1]
Post-coaching career
In 1983, Allen served as commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Massachusetts.[2][3]
Head coaching record
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 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 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.