Robbie Allen

Robert Earl Allen

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 163 lb.
• School Clemson University
• High School Tabor City High School
• Born January 1, 1959 in Conway, SC USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Robbie Allen spent seven seasons in the minor leagues.

In 1980, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers twice - in the fourth round of the January draft and in the first round of the June secondary draft. He signed with the team and began his professional career that year. The signing scout was Bill Bavasi.

He played for the Lethbridge Dodgers in his debut season and hit .319/.447/.464 with three home runs and 26 RBI in 43 games. He showed a good eye at the plate as he walked 38 times with only 18 strikeouts. He fielded only .870 at short, though. In a hitter-friendly Pioneer League, he did not make the top 10 in average. With the Lodi Dodgers in 1981, Allen slumped and hit only .241/.324/.287 with no home runs, 27 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 97 games. He again showed a good eye at the plate, however, as he walked 36 times and struck out only 35 times. He fielded .927 at third base, playing there when German Rivera was at short.

Allen spent the 1982 season with the Vero Beach Dodgers, hitting .237/.299/.338 with three home runs and 36 RBI in 116 games. Primarily at short, he fielded .955. He also led the Florida State League with 15 sacrifice hits. He split the following year between the San Antonio Dodgers and Albuquerque Dukes (only one game) and hit .266/.348/.409 with six home runs and 55 RBI in 114 games. He fielded .946 as San Antonio's starter at short. In 1984, he hit .218/.299/.276 with two home runs and 15 RBI in 68 games for the Dukes (backing up Alex Taveras at short) and the following year, he batted .233/.282/.302 in 73 games about evenly split between the San Antonio Dodgers and Dukes. Following the season, he requested his release from the Dodgers after he was told he did not figure into their future plans.

He experienced something of a career renaissance in 1986, as he moved from the Dodgers organization to the Milwaukee Brewers system, albeit in a back-up role. In 68 games with the El Paso Diablos, he hit .288/.342/.417 with two home runs and 35 RBI. Following the season, he became a free-agent.

He played his final season in 1987, splitting it between the California Angels and Houston Astros farm systems. He hit .253/.335/.322 with one home run and 26 RBI in 94 games for the Midland Angels and Columbus Astros.

Overall, Allen hit .255 with 19 home runs and 243 RBI in 673 games. He pitched six games in his career, going 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA.

He worked five years as a scout and eighteen years as a high school coach at Waccamaw Academy. He has been the head coach of the Brunswick Community College baseball team since 2008.