Neil Allen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neil Allen
Pitcher
Born: January 24, 1958 (1958-01-24) (age 50)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1979 for the New York Mets
Final game
September 19, 1989 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Win-loss	58-70
Earned run average	3.88
Strikeouts	611
Teams
New York Mets (1979–1983) St. Louis Cardinals (1983–1985) New York Yankees (1985) Chicago White Sox (1986–1987) New York Yankees (1987–1988) Cleveland Indians (1989)
Career highlights and awards

Neil Patrick Allen (born January 24, 1958) is currently the pitching coach for the Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2006, Allen was pitching coach for the Columbus Clippers, a position he also held from 2003 to 2004. During the 2005 season, Allen was the bullpen pitching coach for the New York Yankees.

Allen played for the New York Mets from 1979 to 1983, the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 to 1985, the Yankees in 1985, the Chicago White Sox from 1986 to 1987, the Yankees again from 1987 to 1988, and finally for the Cleveland Indians in 1989.

Allen is perhaps best known in St. Louis, where he was acquired from the Mets, along with Rick Ownbey, for Keith Hernandez.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube