Hap Allen | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | August 23, 1900|
Died: July 20, 1988 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 87)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1921, for the Pittsburgh Keystones | |
Last appearance | |
1922, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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John Francis Allen Jr. (August 23, 1900 – July 20, 1988), nicknamed "Hap", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1920s.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allen made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Pittsburgh Keystones and played for the Homestead Grays the following season. [1] [2] He died in Pittsburgh in 1988 at age 87.