382:, he was a remarkable fielder, arguably the best fielding second baseman of any race from the 1920s through the 1940s, and was at his best in pressure situations. Unlike Johnson, Newt Allen is not in the Hall of Fame, although many experts regard him as having been superior to many white inductees. Allen did make the list of 39 finalists for the 2006 special Negro leagues and Pre-Negro leagues Election, but was not one of the 17 finally chosen.
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and, except for brief stints with other teams in 1931 and 1932, stayed with the
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and almost always provided the spark his team needed to win. Among the fastest baserunners of his generation of Negro leaguers, his most remarkable season was his 1929 campaign, in which he
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championship that season, but resigned as manager just before the beginning of the following season, resuming his duties as a reserve infielder.
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Newt Allen is also listed on the second team of a 1952 Pittsburgh
Courier Poll of the Greatest Black Players.
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Allen's accomplishments as a player were even more impressive. A master at scoring
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and stealing 23 bases in a typically abbreviated Negro league season.
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suffered a pre-season stroke and died during the season. He won the
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427:"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players."
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371:.330 while hitting 24
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378:Like the comparable
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192:Kansas City Monarchs
891:All Nations players
270:Indianapolis Clowns
623:Yellowhorse Morris
447:Baseball Reference
318:Newton Henry Allen
299:Negro World Series
294:(1937, 1938, 1941)
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783:Buck O'Neil
664:José Méndez
616:Dobie Moore
609:José Méndez
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581:Newt Joseph
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350:Andy Cooper
875:Categories
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811:Bill Simms
748:Joe Greene
727:Newt Allen
553:Bill Drake
539:Cliff Bell
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