Hank Allen

Who is Hank Allen?

Harold Andrew "Hank" Allen is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox.

In his Major League career, Allen also played third base, second base, and first base, and even made one appearance as a catcher. As an outfielder he was just fair defensively, making 16 errors in 374 total chances for a .957 fielding percentage. His most productive season came in 1969 for the Senators, when he posted career highs in batting average, runs, hits and RBI.

In a seven-season career, Allen was a .241 hitter with 6 home runs, 57 RBI, and 104 runs in 389 games played. Allen led several leagues in his time, including the Pioneer League in RBIs and batting average, the Pacific Coast League with 288 total bases while playing for the Hawaii Islanders in 1966, and tied for the league lead in hits and home runs while playing for the Magic Valley Cowboys in 1962.

He is the brother of Dick Allen and Ron Allen, and as of September 2006, the Allen brothers rank 11th in the MLB brother-combination, home run list with 358 dingers.