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Hap Allen

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Hap Allen
Infielder
Born: (1900-08-23)August 23, 1900
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: July 20, 1988(1988-07-20) (aged 87)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the Pittsburgh Keystones
Last appearance
1922, for the Homestead Grays
Teams

John Francis Allen Jr. (August 23, 1900 – July 20, 1988), nicknamed "Hap", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1920s.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allen made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Pittsburgh Keystones and played for the Homestead Grays the following season.[1][2] He died in Pittsburgh in 1988 at age 87.

References

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  1. ^ "Hap Allen". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hap Allen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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