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Bob Allison



         





William Robert "Bob" Allison (July 11, 1934 - April 9, 1995), born in Raytown, Missouri, was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played in the American League for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins between 1958 and 1970.

A gifted all-around athlete, Allison was a star baseball and football player at the University of Missouri. In his major league career, he hit 30 or more home runs three times and 20 or more in eight different seasons. Allison wasn't a speed-burner, but he was among the most feared baserunners of his time in hustling out numerous doubles and triples. At the three outfield positions he showed good range, and his strong arm was rated as one of the best in the league. He also played a solid first base late at his career, and his competitive attitude was highly praised by teammates and opponents alike.

In 1959, in his first full season, Allison batted .261 with 30 home runs and 85 runs batted in; led the league in triples (9), was named to the All-Star team, and was honored by being voted the Rookie of the Year. When the Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961, Allison became a local favorite, and along with teammate Harmon Killebrew made one of the most dangerous one-two punches in baseball.

In 1963, Allison hit 25 doubles, 35 home runs, 91 RBI, led the league in runs scored (99) and in OPS (.911), and earned his second all star berth. He followed this up in 1964 with a 32 home run 86 RBI performance that got him named to his third and final all star team. The next year, Allison suffered a broken left hand when he was hit by a pitch. He missed 91 games, but returned at the end of the season and pinch hit a three-run homer, sending the Yankees to the cellar in the American League.

In 13 seasons, Allison finished in the top ten in home runs eight times (1959, 1961-65, 1967-68). Particularly memorable home run feats included hitting three consecutive home runs on May 17, 1963, combining with Harmon Killebrew to become the first pair to hit grand slams in the same inning on July 18, 1963, and teaming with Killebrew, Tony Oliva, and Jimmie Hall to hit four consecutive home runs on May 2, 1964. He is also well remembered for his backhand diving catch in Game Two of the 1965 World Series. This catch has been called the best catch in Twins history and one of the most spectacular catches seen in the Series.

Allison became general manager of Coca Cola's Twin Cities Marketing Division after retiring. He later contacted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died in Rio Verde, Arizona at 60 years of age in 1995.

YEAR TEAM AGE G AB R H 2B 3B HR HR% RBI BB SO SB CS AVG SLG OBA OPS 1958 Senators 23 11 35 1 7 1 0 0 0.00 0 2 5 0 2 .200 .229 .243 .472 1959 Senators 24 150 570 83 149 18 9 30 5.26 85 60 92 13 8 .261 .482 .333 .815 1960 Senators 25 144 501 79 126 30 3 15 2.99 69 92 94 11 9 .251 .413 .367 .780 1961 Twins 26 159 556 83 136 21 3 29 5.22 105 103 100 2 7 .245 .450 .363 .813 1962 Twins 27 149 519 102 138 24 8 29 5.59 102 84 115 8 5 .266 .511 .370 .881 1963 Twins 28 148 527 99 143 25 4 35 6.64 91 90 109 6 1 .271 .533 .378 .911 1964 Twins 29 149 492 90 141 27 4 32 6.50 86 92 99 10 1 .287 .553 .404 .957 1965 Twins 30 135 438 71 102 14 5 23 5.25 78 73 114 10 2 .233 .445 .342 .787 1966 Twins 31 70 168 34 37 6 1 8 4.76 19 30 34 6 0 .220 .411 .345 .756 1967 Twins 32 153 496 73 128 21 6 24 4.84 75 74 114 6 4 .258 .470 .356 .826 1968 Twins 33 145 469 63 116 16 8 22 4.69 52 52 98 9 7 .247 .456 .324 .780 1969 Twins 34 81 189 18 43 8 2 8 4.23 27 29 39 2 4 .228 .418 .333 .751 1970 Twins 35 47 72 15 15 5 0 1 1.39 7 14 20 1 0 .208 .319 .345 .664 TOTALS 1541 5032 811 1281 216 53 256 5.09 796 795 1033 84 50 .255 .471 .358 .829 LG AVERAGE 5028 634 1283 202 35 137 2.72 593 514 744 61 34 .255 .391 .326 .717 POS AVERAGE 5090 707 1335 206 40 184 3.62 692 575 801 65 37 .262 .427 .339 .766
YEAR TEAM RC RCAA RCAP OWP RC/G TB EBH ISO SEC BPA IBB HBP SAC SF GIDP OUTS PA POS 1958 Senators 1 -4 -4 .046 0.87 8 1 .029 .029 .189 0 0 0 0 1 31 37 CF 1959 Senators 85 6 -8 .529 5.01 275 57 .221 .335 .505 1 2 5 2 22 458 639 CF 1960 Senators 77 4 -1 .520 5.11 207 48 .162 .349 .482 4 2 5 4 14 407 604 RF 1961 Twins 91 0 -16 .495 5.38 250 53 .205 .381 .500 1 5 5 8 17 457 677 RF 1962 Twins 101 26 19 .627 6.80 265 61 .245 .412 .569 0 4 3 3 9 401 613 RF 1963 Twins 112 48 41 .732 7.60 281 64 .262 .442 .595 2 3 1 5 7 398 626 RF 1964 Twins 117 56 51 .764 8.73 272 63 .266 .472 .628 4 7 0 3 7 362 594 1B 1965 Twins 71 17 4 .613 5.49 195 42 .212 .397 .527 4 2 1 5 5 349 519 LF 1966 Twins 27 4 2 .571 5.40 69 15 .190 .405 .522 2 3 0 2 2 135 203 LF 1967 Twins 86 28 13 .668 6.09 233 51 .212 .365 .534 2 2 3 1 5 381 576 LF 1968 Twins 64 9 -4 .562 4.56 214 46 .209 .324 .484 5 2 1 2 16 379 526 LF 1969 Twins 24 -2 -3 .450 4.08 79 18 .190 .333 .452 5 1 1 0 8 159 220 LF 1970 Twins 9 -1 -2 .468 4.12 23 6 .111 .319 .425 0 1 0 0 2 59 87 LF TOTALS 865 191 92 .607 5.87 2371 525 .217 .381 .529 30 34 25 35 115 3976 5921 LG AVERAGE 650 0 0 .500 4.42 1966 374 .136 .243 .432 42 34 45 38 113 3976 5659 POS AVERAGE 747 96 0 .556 5.07 2174 430 .165 .283 .471 43 35 33 40 112 3976 5772

BOB ALLISON LEAGUE LEADERSHIP RANKINGS

1959 AL GAMES 7TH 150; AT BATS T6TH 570; TRIPLES 1ST 9; HOMERUNS 6TH 30; HR/100 OUTS 9TH 6.55; HR/100 PA 7TH 4.69; HR/100 AB 8TH 5.26; STRIKEOUTS 6TH 92; STOLEN BASES 5TH 13; CAUGHT STEALING 5TH 8; SLG 8TH .482; TOTAL BASES 5TH 275; EXTRA BASE HITS 6TH 57; ISOLATED POWER 5TH .221; SECONDARY AVERAGE 8TH .335; GIDP 2ND 22; PLATE APPEARANCES T10TH 639; OUTS 5TH 458

1960 AL DOUBLES T8TH 30; WALKS 3RD 92; STRIKEOUTS T5TH 94; STOLEN BASES T9TH 11; CAUGHT STEALING 2ND 9; SECONDARY AVERAGE 7TH .349

1961 AL GAMES T7TH 159; HOMERUNS 7TH 29; RBI 7TH 105; WALKS 5TH 103; STRIKEOUTS 8TH 100; CAUGHT STEALING T9TH 7; SECONDARY AVERAGE 7TH .381; GIDP T10TH 17; SACRIFICE FLIES T6TH 8; PLATE APPEARANCES 10TH 677

1962 AL RUNS 3RD 102; TRIPLES T7TH 8; HOMERUNS T8TH 29; HR/100 OUTS 8TH 7.23; HR/100 PA 8TH 4.73; HR/100 AB 8TH 5.59; RBI 7TH 102; WALKS 10TH 84; STRIKEOUTS 3RD 115; SLG 5TH .511; OBA 9TH .370; OPS 6TH .881; RCAA 8TH 26; OWP 8TH .627; RUNS CREATED/GAME 7TH 6.80; EXTRA BASE HITS T8TH 61; ISOLATED POWER 4TH .245; SECONDARY AVERAGE 4TH .412; TOTAL AVERAGE 5TH .901; BPA 4TH .569

1963 AL RUNS 1ST 99; HOMERUNS 3RD 35; HR/100 OUTS 2ND 8.79; HR/100 PA 4TH 5.59; HR/100 AB 3RD 6.64; RBI T4TH 91; WALKS 3RD 90; STRIKEOUTS T5TH 109; SLG 2ND .533; OBA 4TH .378; OPS 1ST .911; RUNS CREATED 2ND 112; RCAA 1ST 48; RCAP 1ST 41; OWP 1ST .732; RUNS CREATED/GAME 2ND 7.60; TOTAL BASES 5TH 281; EXTRA BASE HITS 2ND 64; ISOLATED POWER 2ND .262; SECONDARY AVERAGE 1ST .442; TOTAL AVERAGE 1ST .967; BPA 1ST .595

1964 AL RUNS T9TH 90; DOUBLES T10TH 27; HOMERUNS T6TH 32; HR/100 OUTS 4TH 8.84; HR/100 PA 4TH 5.39; HR/100 AB 4TH 6.50; WALKS 4TH 92; SLG 4TH .553; OBA 2ND .404; OPS 3RD .957; RUNS CREATED 4TH 117; RCAA 2ND 56; RCAP 2ND 51; OWP 3RD .764; RUNS CREATED/GAME 3RD 8.73; TOTAL BASES 9TH 272; EXTRA BASE HITS T4TH 63; ISOLATED POWER 4TH .266; SECONDARY AVERAGE 3RD .472; TOTAL AVERAGE 3RD 1.058; BPA 3RD .628; HIT BY PITCHES T4TH 7

1965 AL HOMERUNS T9TH 23; HR/100 OUTS 5TH 6.59; HR/100 PA 5TH 4.43; HR/100 AB 5TH 5.25; WALKS T6TH 73; STRIKEOUTS 5TH 114; ISOLATED POWER 5TH .212; SECONDARY AVERAGE 3RD .397; TOTAL AVERAGE 8TH .810; BPA 7TH .527

1967 AL TRIPLES T10TH 6; HOMERUNS 7TH 24; HR/100 OUTS 8TH 6.30; HR/100 PA 7TH 4.17; HR/100 AB 8TH 4.84; WALKS 7TH 74; STRIKEOUTS 6TH 114; SLG 7TH .470; OBA 10TH .356; OPS 9TH .826; RUNS CREATED T9TH 86; RCAA T9TH 28; OWP 9TH .668; RUNS CREATED/GAME 9TH 6.09; EXTRA BASE HITS T8TH 51; ISOLATED POWER 7TH .212; SECONDARY AVERAGE 7TH .365; TOTAL AVERAGE 8TH .825; BPA 6TH .534

1968 AL TRIPLES 6TH 8; HOMERUNS T8TH 22; HR/100 OUTS 6TH 5.80; HR/100 PA 5TH 4.18; HR/100 AB 5TH 4.69; STRIKEOUTS 10TH 98; SLG 6TH .456; OPS 9TH .780; ISOLATED POWER 4TH .209; SECONDARY AVERAGE 7TH .324; GIDP T6TH 16

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