Professional career
The Seattle Mariners drafted Allen in the second round of the 1979 MLB draft. He began his professional career that summer,playing for the Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League. [1] During an exhibition game in 1982,as a member of the Triple-A Salt Lake City Gulls,Jamie drew a walk to win the game against the major league Seattle Mariners. [2]
Allen was placed on the Mariners' 40-man roster on November 6,1982,as general manager Dan O'Brien added more younger players to the roster. [3]
Allen made his MLB debut on May 1,1983 at the Kingdome against the Baltimore Orioles. He went 1-for-4 in the game. [4] In his only big league season,Allen hit .223 with four home runs,ten doubles and 21 RBIs in 86 games. He had surgery that offseason on the rotator cuff in his right shoulder. [5] He continued to play professionally until 1985,finishing his career with the Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League. He injured his shoulder again in 1985 after tripping over teammate Kevin King and landing on the hard artificial turf. [6]
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