# Hank Allen

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**Harold Andrew** "**Hank**" **Allen** (July 23, 1940 – May 29, 2024) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player who appeared in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball), primarily as an [outfielder](/source/Outfielder), for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) (1966–1970), [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers) (1970) and [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) (1972–1973).

## Early life

Born in [Wampum, Pennsylvania](/source/Wampum,_Pennsylvania), Allen was the elder brother of [Dick Allen](/source/Dick_Allen), a seven-time [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game), 1964 [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) [Rookie of the Year](/source/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year) and 1972 [American League](/source/American_League) [Most Valuable Player](/source/Most_Valuable_Player_Award), and [Ron Allen](/source/Ron_Allen_(baseball)), who had a brief [MLB](/source/MLB) career. As of September 2006, the Allen brothers ranked 11th in the MLB brother-combination, home run list with 358 [dingers](/source/List_of_baseball_jargon) (out of more than 350 combinations all-time).

## Career

Hank Allen (like each of his brothers) signed his first professional contract with the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies). After five years (1960–1964) in the Phillie [farm system](/source/Farm_system) his contract was sold to the Senators in January 1965. In his first taste of big-league service, in September 1966, he posted a .387 [batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)), with 12 [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) in 31 [at bats](/source/At_bats). But he was never able to win a regular job. In his Major League career, he also played [third base](/source/Third_base), [second base](/source/Second_base), and [first base](/source/First_base), and even made one appearance as a [catcher](/source/Catcher). As an outfielder, he was just fair defensively, making 16 [errors](/source/Error_(baseball)) in 374 [total chances](/source/Total_chances) for a .957 [fielding percentage](/source/Fielding_percentage). His most productive full season came in 1969 for the Senators, when he posted career highs in [batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) (.277), [runs](/source/Run_(baseball)) (42), [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) (75) and [RBI](/source/Run_batted_in) (17). He was dealt along with minor-league infielder John Ryan from the [Brewers](/source/1970_Milwaukee_Brewers_season) to the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) for [Bob Tillman](/source/Bob_Tillman) at the [Winter Meetings](/source/Winter_Meetings) on December 2, 1970.[1] He spent parts of the 1968 and 1970 seasons, and all of 1971, in the [minor leagues](/source/Minor_leagues). He was a teammate of Dick Allen's on the 1972 and 1973 White Sox.

In his seven-season big-league career, Allen was a .241 hitter with 6 [home runs](/source/Home_run), 57 RBI, and 104 runs in 389 [games played](/source/Games_played). Allen led several leagues in his time, including the [Pioneer League](/source/Pioneer_League_(baseball)) in RBIs (140) and batting average (.346), the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League) with 288 [total bases](/source/Total_bases) while playing for the [Hawaii Islanders](/source/Hawaii_Islanders) in 1966, and tied for the league lead in hits (176) and home runs (37) while playing for the [Magic Valley Cowboys](/source/Magic_Valley_Cowboys) in 1962.[2]

Allen died in [Bethesda, Maryland](/source/Bethesda,_Maryland), on May 29, 2024, at the age of 83.[3]

## Thoroughbred racing

After his baseball playing career, Hank Allen became involved as a trainer/owner in [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [horse racing](/source/Horse_racing), based at [Laurel Park](/source/Laurel_Park_Racecourse) and [Pimlico Race Courses](/source/Pimlico_Race_Course) in [Maryland](/source/Maryland). In 1989, he became the first African-American trainer in seventy-eight years to saddle a horse in the [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) when [Northern Wolf](/source/Northern_Wolf) ran sixth to winner [Sunday Silence](/source/Sunday_Silence).[4] In June 1990, he conditioned Northern Wolf when the horse set a new Laurel Park track record of 1:08 4/5 for six [furlongs](/source/Furlong) while winning the Duck Dance Handicap.[5] Two months later Northern Wolf set a new Pimlico track record of 1:09 flat for the same six furlong distance in winning the [Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes](/source/Frank_J._De_Francis_Memorial_Dash_Stakes).[6]

Allen remained in baseball as a [scout](/source/Scout_(sport)), latterly serving the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) at the professional level and based in [Upper Marlboro, Maryland](/source/Upper_Marlboro,_Maryland).

## References

1. ["Bucs Swing 6-Player Deal With Kansas City Royals"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19701203&id=9owsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7250,654301&hl=en). *[The Spartanburg Herald](/source/The_Spartanburg_Herald)*. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (AP). December 3, 1970. p. 36. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., *The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball*, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

1. ["Hank Allen"](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=allenha02). *Baseball Almanac*. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

1. Eisenberg, John (4 May 1989). ["After 78 Years, Black Trainer in Derby"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e8YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6755,683235&dq=hank+allen+trainer). *[The Register-Guard](/source/The_Register-Guard)*. p. 7C. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

1. Perrone, Vinnie (17 June 1990). ["Northern Wolf: Record 1:08 1/5; Duck Dance Favorite Runs Poor Fifth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026094750/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1132651.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1132651.html) on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

1. Beyer, Andrew (19 August 1990). ["De Francis Runaway For 'Wolf'; Maryland-Bred Sets Track Mark of 1:09"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026094810/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1143203.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1143203.html) on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

## External links

, or [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=allenha02)

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