Toussaint Allen

Toussaint Allen
First baseman
Born: July 7, 1896 Atlanta, Georgia
Died: March 3, 1960 (aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1914, for the Havana Red Sox
Last appearance
1928, for the Philadelphia Tigers
Teams
Havana Red Sox (1914, 1917) Hilldale Club (1919–1924) [1] Washington Braves (1921) [2] 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]

References

1. "With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1
2. "Buffalo Stars Beat Braves, 2-1." Washington Herald, Washington, DC, Monday, May 16, 1921, Page 6, Column 1
3. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)