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Felipe Alou

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Full Name: Felipé Rojas Alou Primary Position: OF,RF,1B,CF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195 First Game: June 8, 1958
Birthdate: May 12, 1935 Final Game: April 24, 1974
Birthplace: Haina, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Playing career
  • 3 Managing career
  • 4 Career Highlights
  • 5 Statistics
    • 5.1 Batting Stats
    • 5.2 Fielding Stats
  • 6 Transactions
  • 7 Trivia
  • 8 Video Gallery
  • 9 Picture Gallery
  • 10 See Also
  • 11 Categories

[edit] Biography

Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12 1935 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the San Francisco Giants. The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: his younger brothers Matty and Jesús were both longtime National League outfielders, and his son Moises is a current outfielder with the Giants; all but Jesús have been named All-Stars at least twice.

During his 17-year career spent with the Giants, Milwaukee & Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, and Milwaukee Brewers, Alou played all three outfield positions regularly (736 games in right field, 483 in center, 433 in left), and led the National League in hits twice and runs once. Batting regularly in the leadoff spot, he hit a home run to begin a game on 20 occasions. He later became the winningest manager in Expos history, leading the team from 1992 to 2001 before rejoining the Giants in 2003.

[edit] Playing career

Alou lived in poverty in the Dominican Republic and dreamed of escaping it by becoming a doctor. However, a last minute switch from track and field to baseball at the Pan-American Games revealed a talent for the game as the Dominican team took gold. He still pursued a university career a while longer, but was finally forced to sign with the Giants in November 1955 for only $200 due to family financial problems.

Alou made his major league debut in 1958 and was an All-Star in 1962, when he batted .316 with 25 home runs and 98 RBI.

In 1959, Alou was joined by both of his brothers, who became the first all-brother outfield and the first brothers to bat and be retired in order.

Alou was traded to the Braves before 1964. Two years later he enjoyed his best season, when he batted .327 with 31 home runs and led the league in runs (122), hits (218), at bats (666), and total bases (355); he finished second in the batting race to his brother Matty. He also had a good year in 1968, batting .317 and leading the league in hits (210) and at bats (662); he made the All-Star team both years. Alou continued to play with several more teams through 1974, though he never again approached this level of success.

[edit] Managing career

After the end of his playing career, Alou became a batting coach and a minor league manager in the Montreal system. The Giants offered him the manager's spot in 1985, but he remained with the Expos out of loyalty; this paid off in 1992 when he became the Expos manager. The team was developing a core of young talent during this period, including Larry Walker, John Wetteland, Delino DeShields, and Alou's own son, Moisés. In 1994 the Expos had the best record in the major leagues; however, the strike that year denied the Expos a chance at getting to their first World Series, and ownership soon began dealing all their young talent to cut payroll. Alou was named the NL Manager of the Year. The Los Angeles Dodgers tried to lure him away in 1998, but he declined to leave Montreal. Eventually, Alou became the winningest manager in team history.

Despite Alou's popularity in Montreal, the Expos' dismal record eventually led to his dismissal by new owner Jeffrey Loria, who replaced him with Jeff Torborg during the 2001 season. Several teams tried to lure Alou out of retirement, including the Boston Red Sox, but he would not budge. He finally agreed to serve a single year as the bench coach for Detroit Tigers rookie manager Luis Pujols (2002). Prior to the 2003 season, Alou was named manager of the Giants, the team where he began his professional baseball career, replacing Dusty Baker who had left to manage the Chicago Cubs. In his first season in San Francisco, he managed his team into the playoffs, where they were defeated by the Florida Marlins in the NL Division Series in 4 games. The Marlins went on to win the World Series.

In 2005, the Giants signed Moisés Alou to a one-year contract with an option for the 2006 season, reuniting him professionally with his father after seven seasons apart. The two plan to finish their respective careers together.

Despite his team's poor performance, the Giants signed the elder Alou to a one-year contract extension midway through the 2005 season, bringing him back for his fourth season as the team's manager. During the 2005 season, Alou and some Giants players, such as Omar Vizquel, were publicly offended by racially inflammatory comments made by local radio host Larry Krueger towards Giants hitters of Caribbean/Latin origin. In response, Alou refused to accept Krueger's apology and called him "this messenger of "Satan".

Most people believe that Felipe Alou's best season was 1966, when he slugged 31 home runs, hit for a .327 average and knocked in 74 runs.

[edit] Career Highlights

  • 3 Time All-Star: 1962, 1966, 1968
  • 1994 Manager of the Year

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1958 SF N 75 182 21 46 4 16 .253 .325 .390 9 2 19 34 1 1 4 2 1
1959 SF N 95 247 38 68 10 33 .275 .318 .466 13 2 17 38 0 1 5 1 5
1960 SF N 106 322 48 85 8 44 .264 .299 .410 17 3 16 42 2 3 10 1 9
1961 SF N 132 415 59 120 18 52 .289 .333 .465 19 0 26 41 2 2 11 2 11
1962 SF N 154 561 96 177 25 98 .316 .356 .513 30 3 33 66 5 2 10 2 4
1963 SF N 157 565 75 159 20 82 .281 .319 .474 31 9 27 87 6 5 11 3 13
1964 MIL N 121 415 60 105 9 51 .253 .306 .395 26 3 30 41 4 1 5 5 5
1965 MIL N 143 555 80 165 23 78 .297 .338 .481 29 2 31 63 5 4 8 4 6
1966 ATL N 154 666 122 218 31 74 .327 .361 .533 32 6 24 51 12 2 5 6 11
1967 ATL N 140 574 76 157 15 43 .274 .318 .408 26 3 32 50 7 1 6 7 10
1968 ATL N 160 662 72 210 11 57 .317 .365 .438 37 5 48 56 4 0 12 14 10
1969 ATL N 123 476 54 134 5 32 .282 .319 .345 13 1 23 23 4 4 4 4 7
1970 OAK A 154 575 70 156 8 55 .271 .308 .367 25 3 32 31 1 4 10 6 13
1971 OAK A 2 8 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .375 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1971 NY A 131 461 52 133 8 69 .289 .334 .410 20 6 32 24 2 1 5 3 15
1971 TOT A 133 469 52 135 8 69 .288 .333 .409 21 6 32 25 2 2 5 3 15
1972 NY A 120 324 33 90 6 37 .278 .326 .395 18 1 22 27 2 1 1 1 8
1973 NY A 93 280 25 66 4 27 .236 .256 .321 12 0 9 25 0 0 0 5 4
1973 MON N 19 48 4 10 1 4 .208 .240 .292 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 3
1973 Total 112 328 29 76 5 31 .232 .254 .317 13 0 11 29 0 0 0 6 7
1974 MIL A 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 1579 5688 805 1654 180 664 .291 .333 .449 283 39 328 596 52 26 91 52 95
Total AL 503 1651 180 447 26 188 .271 .309 .376 76 10 95 110 5 7 16 15 40
Total 2082 7339 985 2101 206 852 .286 .328 .433 359 49 423 706 57 33 107 67 135

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1958 SF N LF 28 4 95.2 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1958 SF N OF 70 43 436 126 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1958 SF N CF 3 3 24.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 SF N RF 44 36 316 77 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 SF N RF 59 46 432.1 86 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1959 SF N CF 11 7 61 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1959 SF N OF 69 55 518.1 111 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1959 SF N LF 4 2 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 SF N OF 95 80 734.2 156 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1960 SF N CF 8 4 48 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1960 SF N LF 67 55 502.2 105 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1960 SF N RF 29 21 184 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1961 SF N LF 33 20 183.2 42 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1961 SF N OF 122 100 919 196 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1961 SF N CF 6 2 34 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 SF N RF 86 78 701.1 140 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1962 SF N RF 140 129 1147 248 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1962 SF N LF 13 11 87 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1962 SF N OF 150 142 1249 262 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1962 SF N CF 2 2 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N OF 153 138 1286 279 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1963 SF N LF 7 3 28.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N RF 143 129 1186.1 251 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1963 SF N CF 14 6 71 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1964 MIL N LF 15 1 45.1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1964 MIL N RF 28 22 194.1 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 MIL N OF 92 80 728.2 191 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1964 MIL N 1B 18 17 145 138 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 MIL N CF 59 57 489 131 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1965 MIL N LF 67 55 480 95 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1965 MIL N 3B 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 MIL N OF 91 85 708 148 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1965 MIL N CF 25 24 170 46 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1965 MIL N SS 1 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 MIL N 1B 69 47 453.1 476 37 3 39 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1965 MIL N RF 7 6 58 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N OF 80 71 635.2 164 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1966 ATL N RF 5 1 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N LF 45 35 308.2 81 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1966 ATL N 3B 3 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N 1B 89 82 713 769 53 10 63 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1966 ATL N CF 43 35 309 84 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 ATL N SS 1 0 4.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 ATL N 1B 85 83 726.1 774 28 6 67 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1967 ATL N LF 24 20 192.2 32 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .919
1967 ATL N OF 56 53 489 90 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1967 ATL N RF 5 3 30 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 ATL N CF 31 30 266.1 54 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 ATL N CF 158 156 1406.1 376 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1968 ATL N OF 158 156 1406.1 379 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1969 ATL N RF 16 12 111 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1969 ATL N OF 116 109 972 260 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1969 ATL N LF 3 0 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 ATL N CF 99 97 852.2 203 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1970 OAK A LF 106 64 641.2 133 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1970 OAK A 1B 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 OAK A RF 80 72 572 142 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1970 OAK A OF 145 141 1243.2 287 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1970 OAK A CF 5 5 30 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 OAK A LF 2 2 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 OAK A OF 2 2 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NY A 1B 42 37 348.1 377 20 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1971 NY A OF 80 73 663 129 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1971 NY A CF 20 18 144.2 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1971 NY A RF 56 49 454.1 81 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1971 NY A LF 7 6 64 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 TOT A OF 82 75 680 136 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1971 TOT A LF 9 8 81 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NY A 1B 95 58 593.2 648 54 7 69 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1972 NY A RF 15 12 102 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NY A OF 15 12 102 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 NY A 1B 67 51 450 467 30 6 43 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1973 NY A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 NY A OF 24 20 196.2 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1973 NY A LF 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 NY A RF 23 20 181.2 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1973 NY A CF 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 MON N OF 15 7 94 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 MON N 1B 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 MON N LF 15 6 78 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 MON N CF 3 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Total CF 4 1 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Total LF 16 6 86 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Total 1B 68 51 451 469 31 6 43 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1973 Total OF 39 27 290.2 73 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1974 MIL A OF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 MIL A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 467 375 3432.2 3654 233 34 317 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 737 636 5689.1 1212 38 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total 3B 5 0 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 437 284 2766.1 596 24 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total SS 2 0 11.2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 488 447 3944.1 1025 24 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total OF 1534 1367 12400 2879 82 62 13 0 0 0 0 0 .979

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (November 14, 1955).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants with Ed Bailey, Billy Hoeft and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Del Crandall, Bob Shaw and Bob Hendley (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jim Nash (December 3, 1969).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Ron Klimkowski and Rob Gardner (April 9, 1971).
  • Claimed on waivers by Montreal Expos from New York Yankees (September 6, 1973).
  • Sold by Montreal Expos to Milwaukee Brewers (December 7, 1973).
  • Released by Milwaukee Brewers (April 29, 1974).

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