Horace Tanner Allen (June 11, 1899 – July 5, 1981), nicknamed "Pug", was an
outfielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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.
Allen was born on July 5, 1899 in
DeLand, Florida
DeLand is a city in central Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. The city sits approximately north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. As of the 2020 ...
.
He played for the
Georgia Tech baseball team.
Players who Played for Georgia Institute of Technology - Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> He also played in 4 games for the 1919 Brooklyn Robins
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
, had 7 at-bats, and failed to get a hit.
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