Mack Allison
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Mack Pendleton Allison was a professional baseball
player whose career spanned 16 seasons, including three in Major League Baseball
with the St. Louis Browns (1911–1913). Allison was a pitcher
during his career. In his major league career, Allison compiled a record of 9–21 with a 3.17 earned run average
(ERA), 17 complete game
s, one shutout
, one save and 57 strikeout
s in 45 games, 27 starts
.
Alison also played in the minor leagues
with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers (1908), the Class-D Shelbyville Grays (1909), the Class-A Buffalo Bisons
(1909), the Class-D Richmond Pioneers
(1910), the Class-B San Antonio Bronchos
(1911), the Double-A Kansas City Blues
(1913–1915), the Class-A New Orleans Pelicans
(1915), the Class-A Little Rock Travelers
(1916), the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls (1916), the Class-A Sioux City Indians
(1918–1919), the Class-A Des Moines Boosters (1919), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
(1920, 1925), the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers
(1922), the Class-B Evansville Evas (1922), the Double-A Toledo Mud Hens
(1922), the Class-A Waco Cubs (1925), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
(1925) and the Class-B Quincy Red Birds (1926).
career with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers of the Cotton States League
. That season, he compiled a record of 9–10 in 24 game. During the1909 season, Allison played for two teams; the Class-D Shelbyville Grays and the Class-A Buffalo Bisons
. With the Grays, Allison went 1–1. Alison compiled a record of 2–3 in 13 games with Buffalo that season. Allison joined the Class-D Richmond Pioneers
of the Blue Grass League in 1910. With the Pioneers, Allison went 12–8 in 25 games. In 1911, Allison began the season with the Class-B San Antonio Bronchos
of the Texas League
. In 39 games with San Antonio, he went 18–14. Allison led all San Antonio pitchers in wins. He was also seventh amongst pitchers in the league in wins.
franchise in 1911. He made his major league debut on September 13, 1911. on the season, Allison went 2–1 with a 2.05 earned run average
(ERA), three complete game
s and two strikeout
s in three games, all starts
. During the 1912 season, as a member of the Browns, Allison went 6–17 with a 3.62 ERA, 11 complete games, one shutout
and 43 strikeouts in 31 games, 20 starts. Allison was tied for fifth in the American League
in losses and was tied for eight in home runs allowed
(4). Allison led all American League rookie
s in losses that season. In 1913, Allison went 1–3 with a 2.28 ERA, three complete games and 12 strikeouts in 11 games, four starts.
Bunny Brief
, outfielder
Pete Compton
and US$10,000 to the Kansas City Blues
in exchange for Tilly Walker
. In his first season with the Blues, Allison went 4–5 in 10 games. Over the next season, 1914, Allison went 8–17 with a 4.50 ERA in 35 games. Allison spent his last season with the Blues in 1915, going 5–11 with a 3.69 ERA in 24 games.
of the Southern Association
. He went 5–7 in 16 games that season. During the next season, Allison played for both the Class-A Little Rock Travelers
and the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls, going 5–12 in 22 games on the season. After not playing professional baseball in 1917, Allison joined the Class-A Sioux City Indians
in 1918. Allison went 9–5 in 17 games that season. In 1919, Allison played for two teams, the Class-A Sioux City Indians and the Class-A Des Moines Boosters, going 6–12 in 31 games between the two clubs.
Allison joined the St. Joseph Saints
in 1920, going 14–12 in 35 games. He did not play in 1921, returning in 1922 with the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers
and the Class-B Evansville Evas. That season, Allison went a combined 11–15 with a 3.39 ERA in 36 games. Allison played only six games in 1924, going 2–3 in that time with the Double-A Toledo Mud Hens
. Allison did not play professionally in 1924. He returned for the 1925 season and played for the Class-A Waco Cubs
and the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
. With the Cubs, Allison went 1–2 with a 10.62 ERA in 10 games. Allison spent his final season as a player in 1926 with the Class-B Quincy Red Birds of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. That year, Allison went 9–7 with a 3.56 ERA in 35 games. During the 1927, Allison began managing
the Quincy Red Birds. He did not return as the manager in 1928.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
player whose career spanned 16 seasons, including three in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
with the St. Louis Browns (1911–1913). Allison was a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
during his career. In his major league career, Allison compiled a record of 9–21 with a 3.17 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
(ERA), 17 complete game
Complete game
In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
s, one shutout
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
, one save and 57 strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s in 45 games, 27 starts
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
.
Alison also played in the minor leagues
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers (1908), the Class-D Shelbyville Grays (1909), the Class-A Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
(1909), the Class-D Richmond Pioneers
Richmond Pioneers
The Richmond Pioneers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class-D Blue Grass League from 1908 to 1912. They were based in Richmond, Kentucky, USA....
(1910), the Class-B San Antonio Bronchos
San Antonio Bronchos
The San Antonio Bronchos were a South Texas League and Texas League minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas, USA.-League championships:...
(1911), the Double-A Kansas City Blues
Kansas City Blues (American Association)
The Kansas City Blues are a former minor league baseball team located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Midwestern United States. The team was one of the eight founding members of the American Association....
(1913–1915), the Class-A New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Team history:Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901...
(1915), the Class-A Little Rock Travelers
Little Rock Travelers
The Little Rock Travelers were an American minor league baseball team located in Little Rock, Arkansas and members of the Southern Association, which as a Class A, A1 or AA circuit was typically two rungs below Major League Baseball...
(1916), the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls (1916), the Class-A Sioux City Indians
Sioux City Indians
The Sioux City Indians were a minor league baseball team that played in the Western League from 1914 to 1919. They were based in Sioux City, Iowa.- Year-by-Year Record :...
(1918–1919), the Class-A Des Moines Boosters (1919), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
St. Joseph Saints
The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association and Western League baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, the Chicago Cubs in 1940 and the New York Yankees in 1954.They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to...
(1920, 1925), the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers
Bloomington Bloomers
The Bloomington Bloomers were an Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League team based in Bloomington, Illinois that existed on-and-off from 1903 to 1939. In 1935, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, and in 1939 they were affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers...
(1922), the Class-B Evansville Evas (1922), the Double-A Toledo Mud Hens
Toledo Mud Hens
The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...
(1922), the Class-A Waco Cubs (1925), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
St. Joseph Saints
The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association and Western League baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, the Chicago Cubs in 1940 and the New York Yankees in 1954.They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to...
(1925) and the Class-B Quincy Red Birds (1926).
Early career
In 1908, Allison began his professional baseballProfessional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
career with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers of the Cotton States League
Cotton States League
The Cotton States League name was used five different times in baseball history. The first Cotton States League ran from 1902 through 1908 as a class D league. After the league shut down, another Cotton States League was reformulated in 1910, with three of the six '08 members returning for the new...
. That season, he compiled a record of 9–10 in 24 game. During the1909 season, Allison played for two teams; the Class-D Shelbyville Grays and the Class-A Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
. With the Grays, Allison went 1–1. Alison compiled a record of 2–3 in 13 games with Buffalo that season. Allison joined the Class-D Richmond Pioneers
Richmond Pioneers
The Richmond Pioneers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class-D Blue Grass League from 1908 to 1912. They were based in Richmond, Kentucky, USA....
of the Blue Grass League in 1910. With the Pioneers, Allison went 12–8 in 25 games. In 1911, Allison began the season with the Class-B San Antonio Bronchos
San Antonio Bronchos
The San Antonio Bronchos were a South Texas League and Texas League minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas, USA.-League championships:...
of the Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
. In 39 games with San Antonio, he went 18–14. Allison led all San Antonio pitchers in wins. He was also seventh amongst pitchers in the league in wins.
St. Louis Browns
Allison joined the St. Louis Browns Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
franchise in 1911. He made his major league debut on September 13, 1911. on the season, Allison went 2–1 with a 2.05 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
(ERA), three complete game
Complete game
In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
s and two strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s in three games, all starts
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
. During the 1912 season, as a member of the Browns, Allison went 6–17 with a 3.62 ERA, 11 complete games, one shutout
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
and 43 strikeouts in 31 games, 20 starts. Allison was tied for fifth in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
in losses and was tied for eight in home runs allowed
Home runs allowed
In baseball statistics, home runs allowed signifies the total number of home runs a pitcher allowed.The record for the most home runs allowed by any pitcher belongs to Jamie Moyer , the oldest active pitcher in the major leagues...
(4). Allison led all American League rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
s in losses that season. In 1913, Allison went 1–3 with a 2.28 ERA, three complete games and 12 strikeouts in 11 games, four starts.
Kansas City Blues
On August 24, 1913, the St. Louis Browns traded Allison along with first basemanFirst baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
Bunny Brief
Bunny Brief
Anthony Vincent "Bunny" Brief, born Anthony John Grzeszkowski was a Major League Baseball first baseman who spent four seasons with the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , and Pittsburgh Pirates...
, outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
Pete Compton
Pete Compton
Anna Sebastian "Pete" Compton , was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in parts of six seasons from to with five Major League teams.-External links:...
and US$10,000 to the Kansas City Blues
Kansas City Blues (American Association)
The Kansas City Blues are a former minor league baseball team located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Midwestern United States. The team was one of the eight founding members of the American Association....
in exchange for Tilly Walker
Tilly Walker
Clarence William "Tilly" Walker was an American left and center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1911-1923. Born in Telford, Tennessee, Walker hit .281, and he was one of the first power hitters, slugging 17 home runs in 1920, 23 in 1921, and 37 in 1922...
. In his first season with the Blues, Allison went 4–5 in 10 games. Over the next season, 1914, Allison went 8–17 with a 4.50 ERA in 35 games. Allison spent his last season with the Blues in 1915, going 5–11 with a 3.69 ERA in 24 games.
Later career
In 1915, Allison joined the Class-A New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Team history:Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901...
of the Southern Association
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A , Class A1 and Class AA...
. He went 5–7 in 16 games that season. During the next season, Allison played for both the Class-A Little Rock Travelers
Little Rock Travelers
The Little Rock Travelers were an American minor league baseball team located in Little Rock, Arkansas and members of the Southern Association, which as a Class A, A1 or AA circuit was typically two rungs below Major League Baseball...
and the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls, going 5–12 in 22 games on the season. After not playing professional baseball in 1917, Allison joined the Class-A Sioux City Indians
Sioux City Indians
The Sioux City Indians were a minor league baseball team that played in the Western League from 1914 to 1919. They were based in Sioux City, Iowa.- Year-by-Year Record :...
in 1918. Allison went 9–5 in 17 games that season. In 1919, Allison played for two teams, the Class-A Sioux City Indians and the Class-A Des Moines Boosters, going 6–12 in 31 games between the two clubs.
Allison joined the St. Joseph Saints
St. Joseph Saints
The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association and Western League baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, the Chicago Cubs in 1940 and the New York Yankees in 1954.They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to...
in 1920, going 14–12 in 35 games. He did not play in 1921, returning in 1922 with the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers
Bloomington Bloomers
The Bloomington Bloomers were an Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League team based in Bloomington, Illinois that existed on-and-off from 1903 to 1939. In 1935, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, and in 1939 they were affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers...
and the Class-B Evansville Evas. That season, Allison went a combined 11–15 with a 3.39 ERA in 36 games. Allison played only six games in 1924, going 2–3 in that time with the Double-A Toledo Mud Hens
Toledo Mud Hens
The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...
. Allison did not play professionally in 1924. He returned for the 1925 season and played for the Class-A Waco Cubs
Waco Cubs
The Waco Cubs were a minor league baseball team based in Waco, Texas for six years . The Cubs were members of the Texas League from 1925 to 1930 and the Dixie League in 1933. They played at Katy Park for their entire six year existence. After the 1930 season, the Cubs were moved from Waco to...
and the Class-A St. Joseph Saints
St. Joseph Saints
The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association and Western League baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, the Chicago Cubs in 1940 and the New York Yankees in 1954.They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to...
. With the Cubs, Allison went 1–2 with a 10.62 ERA in 10 games. Allison spent his final season as a player in 1926 with the Class-B Quincy Red Birds of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. That year, Allison went 9–7 with a 3.56 ERA in 35 games. During the 1927, Allison began managing
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
the Quincy Red Birds. He did not return as the manager in 1928.