Lloyd Allen

Allen was selected by the California Angels with its first round (12th overall pick) of the 1968 amateur draft.^[4]

In 1969, Allen was the youngest player in the American League (AL).^[5] In 1971, his 15 saves ranked seventh in the AL.^[5][2] He was traded along with Jim Spencer from the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Mike Epstein, Rich Hand and Rick Stelmaszek on May 20, 1973.^[6] Arm problems led to him retiring from baseball, in 1979.^[3][7]

In seven MLB seasons, Allen had an 8–25 win–loss record, in 159 games, with 19 games started, 22 saves, 297+1⁄3 innings pitched, 291 hits allowed, 183 runs allowed, 155 earned runs allowed, 19 home runs allowed, 196 walks, 194 strikeouts, 11 hit batsmen, 27 wild pitches, 18 intentional walks, and a 4.69 earned run average (ERA).^[5]

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