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 to 1978. He also managed the United States and Netherlands national baseball teams.

Allen coaching the Dutch national team in the 1964 European Baseball Championship.

Archie Allen

Biographical details
Born	March 18, 1913 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died	November 1, 2006(2006-11-01) (aged 93)
Alma mater	Springfield College
Playing career
1934–1936	Springfield College
1937	Norfolk Tars
1938–1940	Binghamton Triplets
1940	Scranton Red Sox
1940	Norfolk Tars
1940	Tulsa Oilers
Position(s)	Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947	Springfield College (Asst.)
1948–1978	Springfield College
1963-1964	Dutch national baseball team
Head coaching record
Overall	454–257–7
Baseball career
Medals Men's baseball Manager of  United States Pan American Games 1963 Pan American Games Team Manager of  Netherlands European Baseball Championship 1964 European Championship Team

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	16–7			1951 College World Series
1952	Springfield	11–4
1953	Springfield	16–5
1954	Springfield	15–3			NCAA Baseball tournament
1955	Springfield	14–7			1955 College World Series
1956	Springfield	7–11			NCAA Baseball tournament
1957	Springfield	11–10			NCAA 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	20–9–1			1970 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