Bob Allen (1930s pitcher)

Robert Earl Allen (July 2, 1914 – October 30, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1937. He batted and threw right-handed.

Bob Allen
Pitcher
Born: (1914-07-02)July 2, 1914 Smithville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: October 30, 2005(2005-10-30) (aged 91) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	6.75
Strikeouts	8
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1937)

Pitching in a total of 3 games, Allen's only decision came on October 2, 1937, when he started the game and pitched 5+2⁄3 innings, surrendered 7 runs (4 earned), as the Phillies were defeated, 1–7, to the Boston Bees at Braves Field.^[1]

Allen was born in Smithville, Tennessee, and died in Chesapeake, Virginia.