{"id":5676,"date":"2014-04-12T04:47:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T10:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2014-04-01T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T00:40:14","slug":"235-neil-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/235-neil-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"#235 &#8211; Neil Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5684\" alt=\"front\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/front.jpg\" width=\"403\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/front.jpg 504w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/front-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Neil Allen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0235<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01986-1987<\/p>\n<p>Neil Allen joined the White Sox on February 13, 1986 along with Scott Bradley and an unknown minor leaguer from the Yankees in exchange for Ron Hassey, Matt Winters, and two additional minor leaguers who would never be heard from. \u00a0Allen started the &#8217;86 season in the bullpen, but was given a chance to start after developing an effective offspeed pitch. \u00a0He was moved in to the starting rotation on May 4th and put up a 7-2 record with 3.82 ERA before going down with an injury that, for all intents and purposes, ended his season in July.<\/p>\n<p>1987 started with Allen penciled in as manager Jim Fregosi&#8217;s third starter. \u00a0Things went south quickly, though, as Allen went 0-7 in 10 starts before being banished back to the bullpen. \u00a0Things boiled over in a shouting match with Fregosi in early August the led to Allen demanding to be released. \u00a0By the end of the month, the White Sox complied with his request, sending him on his way and ending his career on the south side.<\/p>\n<p>Allen&#8217;s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Wins<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Losses<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">ERA<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Saves<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">IP<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Hits<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Runs<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">ER<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Walks<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Strike Outs<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">HR<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; 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