Samuel Allen is a former baseball player for the Negro leagues.[1] Allen was born in 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] During his high school years he was a baseball and football player.[2] In 1957, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1957, he would lead the league in runs scored.[3] In 1958, he played for the Raleigh Tigers. In 1959, he played for the Memphis Red Sox.[1] He was drafted into the US Army in 1960.[4] For a period he was with the Army 82nd Airborne.[1] In 2003, he was elected into the African American Hall of Fame.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.baseballinlivingcolor.com/player.php?card=102 baseballinlivingcolor.com Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Norfolk Tides salute former Negro League player Sam Allen". thenewjournalandguide.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111332/http://www.thenewjournalandguide.com/community/item/2907-norfolk-tides-salute-former-negro-league-player-sam-allen. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Justin Parker. "Negro Baseball League - Sam Allen Outfielder Kansas City Monarchs". firstblackamerica.com. http://firstblackamerica.com/Sam_Allen_Negro_League_Baseball. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Samuel Allen". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. https://nlbemuseum.com/history/players/allens.html.
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