Frank Leon Allen (August 26, 1889 – July 30, 1933)
was a
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He pitched from 1912 to 1917 for the
Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins,
Pittsburgh Rebels
The Pittsburgh Rebels were a baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1913 to 1915. The team was a member of the short-lived Federal League. The team was originally called the Pittsburgh Stogies after an earlier Pittsburgh team that ...
and
Boston Braves
The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta.
During it ...
.
He was the first person to throw a no-hitter and no-run game in the Federal League.
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1889 births
1933 deaths
People from Hale County, Alabama
Baseball players from Alabama
Major League Baseball pitchers
Brooklyn Dodgers players
Brooklyn Robins players
Pittsburgh Rebels players
Boston Braves players
Mobile Sea Gulls players
Gadsden Eagles players
Talladega Indians players
Rhodes Lynx baseball players
Southwestern Pirates baseball players
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