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Andy Allison

Andrew Kent Allison was an American professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords. He was the older brother of Eckfords teammate Bill Allison.

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Andy Allison
First baseman
Born: 1848
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: March 21, 1897(1897-03-21) (aged 48–49)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 7, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords
Last MLB appearance
October 21, 1872, for the Brooklyn Eckfords
MLB statistics
Games played24
Runs scored11
Hits15
Batting average.161
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Brooklyn Eckfords (1867–1870)
  National Association of Professional BBP
Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)

Andrew Kent Allison (1848 – March 21, 1897) was an American professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords. He was the older brother of Eckfords teammate Bill Allison.1

Allison was born in New York City, the son of Scottish immigrants James and Jane Allison.12 In 1871, he married Elizabeth Holzberger at Ainslie St Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn.3

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References

  1. Morris, Peter; Ryczek, William J.; Finkel, Jan; Levin, Leonard (2013). Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game. McFarland. p. 175. ISBN 9780786474301. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. 1860 United States Federal Census
  3. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
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