Archie Allen

Archie Patrick Allen (born March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006) was an American college baseball coach, serving primarily as head coach of the Springfield College team from 1948–1978.

Allen coaching the Dutch national team in the 1964 European Baseball Championship.
Archie Allen
Biographical details
BornMarch 18, 1913
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 1, 2006(2006-11-01) (aged 93)
Alma materSpringfield College
Playing career
1934–1936Springfield College
1937Norfolk Tars
1938–1940Binghamton Triplets
1940Scranton Red Sox
1940Norfolk Tars
1940Tulsa Oilers
Position(s)Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947Springfield College (Asst.)
1948–1978Springfield College
Head coaching record
Overall454–257–7
Archie Allen
Medal record
Men’s baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1963 Pan American GamesTeam Competition
Representing  Netherlands
European Baseball Championship
1964 European Championship Team Competition

Playing career

After 3 seasons as an outfielder at Springfield College, Allen played professionally for the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Scranton Red Sox and Tulsa Oilers.

Coaching career

After coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.[1]

Post-coaching career

In 1983, Allen served as commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league in Massachusetts.[2][3]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Springfield Pride (Independent) (1948–1978)
1948 Springfield 8–13
1949 Springfield 13–4
1950 Springfield 9–7
1951 Springfield 16–71951 College World Series
1952 Springfield 11–4
1953 Springfield 16–5
1954 Springfield 15–3NCAA Baseball Tournament
1955 Springfield 14–71955 College World Series
1956 Springfield 7–11NCAA Baseball Tournament
1957 Springfield 11–10NCAA Baseball Tournament
1958 Springfield 15–3
1959 Springfield 11–6–1
1960 Springfield 11–5–1
1961 Springfield 15–6
1962 Springfield 9–11
1963 Springfield 8–12
1964 Springfield 9–13
1965 Springfield 10–11–1
1966 Springfield 13–7–1
1967 Springfield 14–7
1968 Springfield 18–11–1
1969 Springfield 27–7
1970 Springfield 20–9–11970 Division II College World Series
1971 Springfield 22–6–1
1972 Springfield 19–5
1973 Springfield 17–10
1974 Springfield 11–14
1975 Springfield 19–7
1976 Springfield 21–12
1977 Springfield 19–10
1978 Springfield 26–14
Springfield: 84–58–1
Total:454–257–7

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Garry Brown (January 19, 2018). "Archie Allen found his true baseball calling as Springfield College coach". www.masslive.com. Mass Live. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "New Cape League Commissioner named". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. January 27, 1983. pp. S10.
  3. "Good News, Bad News". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. November 25, 1983. p. 31.
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