fulfilling a promise made to his mother to earn his college degree. As of October 2006, with 358 home runs among them, the Allen brothers ranked # 11 in MLB brother combination home runs (out of more than 350 combinations all-time). Allen has also been inducted to the Reading Phillies Hall of Fame. References 1968 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News External links 1943 births Living people African-American baseball players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Major League Baseball first basemen Memphis Blues players Miami Marlins (FSL) players People from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Reading Phillies players St. Louis Cardinals players Spartanburg Phillies players Tidewater Tides players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Youngstown State Penguins baseball players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople