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Gary Allenson
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Gary Allenson with U.S. Navy Captain Kevin O'Flaherty
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Catcher
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Born: (1955-02-04) February 4, 1955
Culver City, California
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Batted: Right
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Threw: Right
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MLB debut
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April 8, 1979, for the Boston Red Sox
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Last MLB appearance
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August 23, 1985, for the Toronto Blue Jays
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MLB statistics
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Batting average
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.221
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Home runs
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19
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Runs batted in
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131
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Teams
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Gary Martin Allenson (born February 4, 1955) is an
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Active roster
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Coaching staff
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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
External links
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^ Davidi, Shi (January 13, 2014). "Blue Jays unveil minor league coaching staff".
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^ a b "Blue Jays announce Minor League appointments". MLB.com. January 7, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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^ a b c Gary Allenson (managing & coaching history) – The Baseball Cube.
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^ Zrebiec, Jeff (June 4, 2010). "Orioles fire manager Dave Trembley: Samuel to take over club on interim basis".
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^ "Tides sign Portsmouth native and a new manager". The Virginian-Pilot. November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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^ mlb.com
References
Though 2014, Allenson had compiled a 1,176–1,286 (.478) record over 20 seasons as a minor league manager.
Allenson rejoined the Toronto organization in 2013 as manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Jays' Double-A Eastern League affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire.[2] After leading the Fisher Cats to a 68–72 mark that season, he was promoted to Buffalo, where his club went 77–66 in 2014, his first season.
A 77–57 campaign in 2005 at the helm of the Ottawa Lynx to a 79–65 finish in 2003. After a 31–37 year as skipper of the Bluefield Orioles in 2006, he returned to the International League to manage the Norfolk Tides to a combined 228–254 in a little over 3⅓ seasons.[3] Allenson was promoted to Baltimore as its third-base coach on June 4, 2010, when Juan Samuel was promoted to interim manager upon the firing of Dave Trembley.[4] Allenson returned to manage the Tides in 2011[5] then was the 2012 manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds, the Orioles' Short Season-Class A affiliate.[6]
He returned to the minors in 1996, managing the Redbirds in 1998 and the RiverBats in 1999, to a combined 140–148. He was brought up to Milwaukee, where he was the first-base coach in 2000 and the third-base coach in 2001 and 2002.[3]
Allenson began his Lynchburg for two seasons (128–146) and then New Britain for one (47–93). He was promoted to Boston, serving as bullpen coach in 1992 and 1993 and third-base coach in 1994.[3]
Coaching/managing career
During his rookie 1979 season in the Majors, Allenson was the Red Sox' most-used starting catcher, filling in for injured veteran and future Baseball Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk. For the remainder of his playing tenure (1979–85) in the Major Leagues, however, he was a backup for the Red Sox (through 1984) and Blue Jays (1985). The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 185 lb (84 kg) Allenson batted and threw right-handed. In a seven-season MLB career, he posted a .221 batting average with 235 hits, 19 home runs and 131 RBI in 416 games played.
Nicknamed "Muggsy," Allenson was born in Culver City, California, and graduated from nearby Lawndale High School. He played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, then was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the ninth round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Playing career
Contents
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Playing career 1
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Coaching/managing career 2
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External links 4
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