Samuel Allen (born April 25, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player for the Negro leagues.http://www.baseballinlivingcolor.com/player.php?card=102 baseballinlivingcolor.com Retrieved 21 April 2015. Allen was born in 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia. During his high school years at Booker T. Washington High School he was a baseball and football player. In 1957, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs and led the league in runs scored. In 1958, he played for the Raleigh Tigers. In 1959, he played for the Memphis Red Sox. He was drafted into the US Army in 1960. For a period he was with the Army 82nd Airborne.
Honors
2003, elected into the African American Hall of Fame 2003, Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame 2007, White House Honoree 2019, Inductee of the Tidewater Baseball Shrine at Harbor Parker in Norfolk 2021, Virginia House of Delegates resolution acknowledging accomplishments
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