Ron Allen

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Ronald Frederick Allen

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
• School Youngstown University
• High School Wampum High School, Scott High School (Toledo)
• Debut August 11, 1972
• Final Game August 21, 1972
• Born December 23, 1943 in Wampum, PA USA

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Biographical Information

The brother of Dick Allen and Hank Allen, Ron Allen was 28 years old when he played 7 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972. He was a first baseman, and the Cardinals' first baseman at the time was Matty Alou.

Ron hit 135 home runs in the minors, one more than brother Hank. He was the slugger on the 1966 Spartanburg Phillies who went 91-35. He hit 16 home runs in 94 games, double the amount of any other player on the team. In 1969, he led the Reading Phillies in home runs with 25. He hit over 20 home runs three other times in the minors.

Ron, along with his brothers, was a big basketball star at Wampum High School in Pennsylvania. Ron scored over 1,000 points playing basketball in high school, and then scored another 1,000 points playing hoops at Youngstown University.

After baseball, Ron and Hank became horse trainers. One of their horses, Northern Wolf, ran in the Kentucky Derby. He is a member of the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame.