Mack Pendleton Allison (January 23, 1887 – March 13, 1964) was a professional

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player whose career spanned 16 seasons, including three in

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with the

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(1911–1913). Allison was a

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during his career. In his major league career, Allison compiled a record of 9–21 with a 3.17

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(ERA), 17

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s, one

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, one save and 57

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s in 45 games, 27 starts. Alison also played in the

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with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers (1908), the Class-D Shelbyville Grays (1909), the Class-A

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(1909), the Class-D Richmond Pioneers (1910), the Class-B

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(1911), the Double-A Kansas City Blues (1913–1915), the Class-A

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(1915), the Class-A

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(1916), the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls (1916), the Class-A Sioux City Indians (1918–1919), the Class-A Des Moines Boosters (1919), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints (1920, 1925), the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers (1922), the Class-B Evansville Evas (1922), the Double-A

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(1922), the Class-A Waco Cubs (1925), the Class-A St. Joseph Saints (1925) and the Class-B Quincy Red Birds (1926).

Professional career

Early career

In 1908, Allison began his

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career with the Class-D Columbus Discoverers of the

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. That season, he compiled a record of 9–10 in 24 games. During the 1909 season, Allison played for two teams; the Class-D Shelbyville Grays and the Class-A

. With the Grays, Allison went 1–1. Alison compiled a record of 2–3 in 13 games with Buffalo that season. Allison joined the Class-D Richmond Pioneers of the

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in 1910. With the Pioneers, Allison went 12–8 in 25 games. In 1911, Allison began the season with the Class-B

of the

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. In 39 games with San Antonio, he went 18–14. Allison led all San Antonio pitchers in wins. He was also seventh amongst pitchers in the league in wins.

St. Louis Browns

Allison joined the

franchise in 1911. He made his major league debut on September 13, 1911. on the season, Allison went 2–1 with a 2.05

(ERA), three

s and two

s in three games, all starts. During the 1912 season, as a member of the Browns, Allison went 6–17 with a 3.62 ERA, 11 complete games, one

and 43 strikeouts in 31 games, 20 starts. Allison was tied for fifth in the

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in losses and was tied for eight in

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(4). Allison led all American League

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s in losses that season. In 1913, Allison went 1–3 with a 2.28 ERA, three complete games and 12 strikeouts in 11 games, four starts.

Kansas City Blues

On August 24, 1913, the St. Louis Browns traded Allison along with

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and

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10,000 to the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Tilly Walker. In his first season with the Blues, Allison went 4–5 in 10 games. Over the next season, 1914, Allison went 8–17 with a 4.50 ERA in 35 games. Allison spent his last season with the Blues in 1915, going 5–11 with a 3.69 ERA in 24 games.

Later career

In 1915, Allison joined the Class-A

of the

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. He went 5–7 in 16 games that season. During the next season, Allison played for both the Class-A

and the Class-A Mobile Sea Gulls, going 5–12 in 22 games on the season. After not playing professional baseball in 1917, Allison joined the Class-A Sioux City Indians in 1918. Allison went 9–5 in 17 games that season. In 1919, Allison played for two teams, the Class-A Sioux City Indians and the Class-A Des Moines Boosters, going 6–12 in 31 games between the two clubs. Allison joined the St. Joseph Saints in 1920, going 14–12 in 35 games. He did not play in 1921, returning in 1922 with the Class-B Bloomington Bloomers and the Class-B Evansville Evas. That season, Allison went a combined 11–15 with a 3.39 ERA in 36 games. Allison played only six games in 1924, going 2–3 in that time with the Double-A

. Allison did not play professionally in 1924. He returned for the 1925 season and played for the Class-A Waco Cubs and the Class-A St. Joseph Saints. With the Cubs, Allison went 1–2 with a 10.62 ERA in 10 games. Allison spent his final season as a player in 1926 with the Class-B Quincy Red Birds of the

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. That year, Allison went 9–7 with a 3.56 ERA in 35 games. During the 1927, Allison began

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the Quincy Red Birds. He did not return as the manager in 1928.

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