Bill Allington

Who was Bill Allington?

William Baird Allington was an American Minor league baseball player and manager. Listed at 5' 9", 160 lb., Allington batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Clair County, Michigan.

Allington spent 31 years in baseball as a player, coach and manager. He started his professional career as an outfielder, playing from 1926 through 1940 with ten teams of four different leagues. Between 1926 and 1934, he played in the Blue Ridge League, Western League, Southern Association and Pacific Coast League. He also played nine years in the California Winter League circuit.

Allington hit .300 or more in eight of his nine minor league years career. His most productive season came in 1931, when he led the Western League hitters with a .374 batting average, even though he was left off of the All-Star Team after leading the league in several offensive statistics, including stolen bases, triples, total bases and runs scored, while adding nine home runs and 92 runs batted in. In addition, he ended fifth in doubles, and his .984 fielding percentage was the second-best of any starting outfielder in the Western League that season.