Archie Allen

Archie Allen
Biographical details
Born	March 18, 1913; Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died	November 1, 2006 (aged 93)
Alma mater	Springfield College
Playing career
1934–1936	Springfield College
1937	Norfolk Tars
1938–1940	Binghamton Triplets
1940	Scranton Red Sox
1940	Norfolk Tars
1940	Tulsa Oilers
Position(s)	Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947	Springfield College (Asst.)
1948–1978	Springfield College
1963-1964	Dutch national baseball team
Head coaching record
Overall	454–257–7
Baseball career
Medals
Men's baseball
Manager of United States
Pan American Games
Manager of Netherlands
European Baseball Championship

Archie Patrick Allen (born March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006) was an American college baseball coach, serving primarily as head coach of the Springfield College team from 1948 to 1978. He also managed the United States and Netherlands national baseball teams.

Playing career

After 3 seasons as an outfielder at Springfield College, Allen played professionally for the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Scranton Red Sox and Tulsa Oilers.

After coaching in high school, Allen joined John Bunn's coaching staff at Springfield College.^[1]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Springfield Pride (Independent) (1948–1978)
1948	Springfield	8–13
1949	Springfield	13–4
1950	Springfield	9–7
1951	Springfield	16–7	1951 College World Series
1952	Springfield	11–4
1953	Springfield	16–5
1954	Springfield	15–3	NCAA Baseball tournament
1955	Springfield	14–7	1955 College World Series
1956	Springfield	7–11	NCAA Baseball tournament
1957	Springfield	11–10	NCAA Baseball tournament
1958	Springfield	15–3
1959	Springfield	11–6–1
1960	Springfield	11–5–1
1961	Springfield	15–6
1962	Springfield	9–11
1963	Springfield	8–12
1964	Springfield	9–13
1965	Springfield	10–11–1
1966	Springfield	13–7–1
1967	Springfield	14–7
1968	Springfield	18–11–1
1969	Springfield	27–7
1970	Springfield	20–9–1	1970 Division II College World Series
1971	Springfield	22–6–1
1972	Springfield	19–5
1973	Springfield	17–10
1974	Springfield	11–14
1975	Springfield	19–7
1976	Springfield	21–12
1977	Springfield	19–10
1978	Springfield	26–14
Springfield:		84–58–1
Total:		454–257–7
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^ Garry Brown (January 19, 2018). "Archie Allen found his true baseball calling as Springfield College coach". www.masslive.com. Mass Live. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^ "New Cape League Commissioner named". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. January 27, 1983. pp. S10.
^ "Good News, Bad News". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. November 25, 1983. p. 31.