Toussaint Allen Explained

Toussaint Allen
Position:	First baseman
Birth Date:	June 7, 1896 Atlanta, Georgia
Death Date:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Left
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1914
Debutteam:	Havana Red Sox
Finalyear:	1928
Finalteam:	Philadelphia Tigers
Teams:	Havana Red Sox (1914, 1917) Hilldale Club (1919–1924) ^[1] Washington Braves (1921) ^[2] Bacharach Giants (1920) Wilmington Potomacs (1925) Newark Stars (1926) Philadelphia Tigers (1928)

Toussaint L'Ouverture Allen (June 7, 1896 – March 3, 1960) was an American baseball first baseman in the Negro leagues.

He played from 1914 to 1928 with several teams. He played the majority of his career with the Hilldale Club.^[3]

External links

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Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdVWNfU0VTOTlZMlk "With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1
2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Wcncq5-bHdTi1ZR29CYmpuNFU/edit?usp=sharing "Buffalo Stars Beat Braves, 2-1." Washington Herald, Washington, DC, Monday, May 16, 1921, Page 6, Column 1
3. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .