Samuel Allen (baseball)
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| Born: April 25, 1936 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
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Samuel Allen (born April 25, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player for the Negro leagues.[1] Allen was born in 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] During his high school years at Booker T. Washington High School[2] he was a baseball and football player.[3] In 1957, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs and led the league in runs scored.[4] 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.[5] For a period he was with the Army 82nd Airborne.[1]
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