For other people with the same name, see Robert Allison.
Baseball player
Bob Allison
Allison in 1965
Outfielder
Born:(1934-07-11)July 11, 1934 Raytown, Missouri, U.S.
Died: April 9, 1995(1995-04-09) (aged 60) Rio Verde, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1958, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1970, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average
.255
Home runs
256
Runs batted in
796
Teams
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1958–1970)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1959², 1963, 1964)
AL Rookie of the Year (1959)
Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
William Robert Allison (July 11, 1934 – April 9, 1995) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), with the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins.
Allison attended the University of Kansas for two years and was a star outfielder on the baseball team and fullback on the football team. In his Major League career, he hit 30 or more home runs three times and 20 or more in eight different seasons. Although he struck out often like many sluggers, reaching the century mark in strikeouts in five seasons, he received more than his share of walks and despite a mediocre career .255 batting average, Allison finished with a lifetime on-base percentage (OBP) of .358 and he finished in the top 10 in OBP in four seasons.[1] Allison wasn't an especially fast player, but he was among the most feared base-runners of his time in hustling out numerous doubles and triples – leading the league in triples in 1959 (with 9) and finishing in the top 10 twice in doubles (1960 & 1964) and four times in triples (1959, 1962, 1967, and 1968).[1]
At the three outfield positions he showed good range, finishing in the top five in range factor per nine innings five times, and his strong arm was rated as one of the best in the league. He also played a solid first base late at his career and his competitive attitude was highly praised by teammates and opponents. Despite his skill in the field, which saw him finish in the top 5 in the American League in outfield assists three times (1961, 1962, and 1965) and outfield putouts twice (1959 and 1963), he also produced many errors and Allison led the league with 11 errors in 1960, finished second twice (1959 and 1963), and finished fourth in errors by a first baseman in 1964.[1]
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record 3,000 strikeouts on July 22, 1923, and remained the only one until Bob Gibson matched the feat on July 17, 1974. Of the 18 members of the 3,000-strikeout...
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