Bob Allen

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Given name: Robert Earl Allen
Nicknames: Thin Man
Primary Pos: Pitcher
Hght/Wght: 6'1" / 165 lbs
Bats/Throws: R / R
Born: Jul 2, 1914 in Smithville, TN
Died: Oct 30, 2005 in Chesapeake, VA (91 years old)
Debut: Sep 19, 1937

Robert Earl Allen (July 2, 1914 – October 30, 2005) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1937. He batted and threw right-handed.

Pitching in a total of 3 games, Allen's only decision came on October 2, 1937, when he started the game and pitched 5+2⁄3 innings, surrendered 7 runs (4 earned), as the Phillies were defeated, 1–7, to the Boston Bees at Braves Field.

Allen was born in Smithville, Tennessee, and died in Chesapeake, Virginia.