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Hosea Allen
Pitcher
Born: (1918-10-23)October 23, 1918 Jacksonville, Florida
Died: September 26, 1948(1948-09-26) (aged 29) Tampa, Florida
Batted: UnknownThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
1947, for the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Jacksonville Red Caps (1941-1942) Cleveland Buckeyes (1946) Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns (1947)

Hosea Walter "Buster" Allen (October 23, 1918 – September 26, 1948), also listed as Hoses Allen, was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Jacksonville Red Caps, Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns from 1941 to 1947.

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
2. "Hosea Allen Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads

• Indianapolis Clowns players
• Cleveland Buckeyes players
• Jacksonville Red Caps players
• 1918 births
• 1948 deaths
• Baseball players from Jacksonville, Florida
• Baseball pitchers
• 20th-century African-American sportsmen