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Harold Andrew Allen
Washington Senators
Outfield-Second Base
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'0" Weight: 190
Born: July 23, 1940, Wampum, PA
Signed: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, April 10, 1960
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1966-70; Milwaukee Brewers 1970; Chicago White Sox 1972-73
Outfield-Second Base
Born: July 23, 1940, Wampum, PA
Signed: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, April 10, 1960
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1966-70; Milwaukee Brewers 1970; Chicago White Sox 1972-73
Died: May 29, 2024, Bethesda, MD (age 83)
Hank Allen was the older brother of Hall of Famer Dick Allen (#350), who starred for the Phillies, White Sox and three other teams between 1963 and 1977, and Ron Allen, who played briefly for the Cardinals in 1972. The elder Allen was originally signed by the Phillies in 1960, with the team selling his contract to the Senators in 1965. He made his debut as a September call-up in 1966, and was the opening day second baseman for the Senators in 1967. He appeared in a career-high 116 games that year, batting .233 with three home runs and 17 RBIs. His best season statistically came in 1969 when he batted .277 in 109 games, seeing time at all three outfield spots, second base and third base. Allen was dealt to the Brewers in 1970, and was a teammate of his younger brother Dick with the White Sox in 1972 and 1973. In 389 big league games, Allen batted .241 with six home runs and 57 RBIs.
Hank Allen was the older brother of Hall of Famer Dick Allen (#350), who starred for the Phillies, White Sox and three other teams between 1963 and 1977, and Ron Allen, who played briefly for the Cardinals in 1972. The elder Allen was originally signed by the Phillies in 1960, with the team selling his contract to the Senators in 1965. He made his debut as a September call-up in 1966, and was the opening day second baseman for the Senators in 1967. He appeared in a career-high 116 games that year, batting .233 with three home runs and 17 RBIs. His best season statistically came in 1969 when he batted .277 in 109 games, seeing time at all three outfield spots, second base and third base. Allen was dealt to the Brewers in 1970, and was a teammate of his younger brother Dick with the White Sox in 1972 and 1973. In 389 big league games, Allen batted .241 with six home runs and 57 RBIs.
Later in life he became a successful Thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 72nd of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me a little less than $1.50.
The Card / Senators Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Allen wore #35 with the Senators and his uniform number is peeking through on the back of his jersey. Topps wisely highlights his 1962 season in the Pioneer League (see below) in both the cartoon and the brief write-up on the back of the card.
Accuracy Index: I'd love to award extra points for the jacket under the jersey look, but since I'm not doing that, Allen's card gets the standard +5.
1969 Season
Allen made 56 starts for Ted Williams' (#650) Senators team, including 30 starts in right field. His 12 stolen bases tied him for the team lead with Ed Stroud (#272).
Phillies Connection
Allen played five seasons in the Phillies' minor league system. In 1962, with the Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League, Allen had a monster season when he batted .346 with 37 home runs and 140 RBIs. Three players from that team eventually made it to the majors - Allen, John Morris (#111) and Adolfo Phillips (#372).
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #569
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1967-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Dell Today's Team Stamps
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 16 in the Beckett online database as of 5/30/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Dick Allen played for Magic Valley the year before Hank did. https://mlb1960s.blogspot.com/2018/11/magic-valley-cowboys.html
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