Kim Allen (baseball)

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"University of California, Riverside Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  • Pacific Coast League – Individual Batting Records. MiLB.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2016.
  • 1976 Durango Alacranes.Baseball Reference. Retrieved on August 11, 2016.
  • Venezuelan Winter League batting statistics. Pura Pelota. Retrieved on August 11, 2016.
  • 1979 Petroleros del Zulia. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on August 11, 2016.
  • 1989–1990 Fort Myers Sun Sox. The Trading Card Database. Retrieved on February 23, 2016.
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    Kim Allen
    Second baseman / Outfielder
    Born: (1953-04-05) April 5, 1953 (age 70)
    Fontana, California
    Batted: Right
    Threw: Right
    Professional debut
    MLB: September 2, 1980, for the Seattle Mariners
    NPB: April 3, 1982, for the Hanshin Tigers
    Last appearance
    MLB: September 29, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners
    NPB: August 10, 1983, for the Hanshin Tigers