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Matty Alou

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Full Name: Mateo Rojas Alou Primary Position: OF,CF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/160 First Game: September 26, 1960
Birthdate: December 22, 1938 Final Game: June 21, 1974
Birthplace: Haina, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (born December 22 1938 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres. He was the middle baseball-playing brother of the trio that included Felipe and Jesús.

Alou was a platoon player for the Giants for several years and was mostly unremarkable. His finest moment in San Francisco came in 1962 when his pinch-hit bunt single in the final game of a three-game tie-breaking playoff against the Los Angeles Dodgers began the rally that won the game and the pennant for the Giants. He batted .333 in the Giants' losing effort against the Yankees in that year's World Series. After Alou was traded to the Pirates before the 1966 season, he received instruction from expert hitting instructor Harry "the Hat" Walker that helped turn him into a formidable batter. He won the batting title with a .342 average, with his brother Felipe finishing second, and finished in the top five in hitting four more times after that (1967-69, 1971). He also led the league in at bats twice (1969-70), hits once (1969) and doubles once (1969). After leaving the major leagues following the 1974 season, he played three seasons in Japan (Taiheiyo Club Lions) and managed in the Dominican Winter League.


Most people believe that Matty Alou's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .331 average.

[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
1960 SF N 4 3 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 SF N 81 200 38 62 6 24 .310 .356 .455 7 2 15 18 0 1 3 2 4
1962 SF N 78 195 28 57 3 14 .292 .349 .390 8 1 14 17 3 1 3 0 3
1963 SF N 63 76 4 11 0 2 .145 .177 .158 1 0 2 13 1 1 0 0 1
1964 SF N 110 250 28 66 1 14 .264 .302 .308 4 2 11 25 3 2 5 3 3
1965 SF N 117 324 37 75 2 18 .231 .274 .299 12 2 17 28 2 8 10 2 15
1966 PIT N 141 535 86 183 2 27 .342 .373 .421 18 9 24 44 4 12 23 4 3
1967 PIT N 139 550 87 186 2 28 .338 .372 .413 21 7 24 42 6 3 16 1 3
1968 PIT N 146 558 59 185 0 52 .332 .362 .396 28 4 27 26 2 7 18 6 10
1969 PIT N 162 698 105 231 1 48 .331 .369 .411 41 6 42 35 2 1 22 9 5
1970 PIT N 155 677 97 201 1 47 .297 .329 .356 21 8 30 18 4 4 19 3 9
1971 STL N 149 609 85 192 7 74 .315 .352 .415 28 6 34 27 4 6 19 3 9
1972 STL N 108 404 46 127 3 31 .314 .353 .389 17 2 24 23 1 1 11 2 12
1972 OAK A 32 121 11 34 1 16 .281 .341 .347 5 0 11 12 1 1 2 1 1
1972 Total 140 525 57 161 4 47 .307 .350 .379 22 2 35 35 2 2 13 3 13
1973 STL N 11 11 1 3 0 1 .273 .333 .273 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
1973 NY A 123 497 59 147 2 28 .296 .338 .356 22 1 30 43 3 6 5 0 18
1973 Total 134 508 60 150 2 29 .295 .338 .354 22 1 31 43 3 6 5 1 20
1974 SD N 48 81 8 16 0 3 .198 .241 .235 3 0 5 6 0 1 0 1 3
Total NL 1512 5171 710 1596 28 383 .309 .345 .384 209 49 270 322 32 48 149 37 82
Total AL 155 618 70 181 3 44 .293 .339 .354 27 1 41 55 4 7 7 1 19
Total 1667 5789 780 1777 31 427 .307 .345 .381 236 50 311 377 36 55 156 38 101

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1960 SF N OF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 SF N LF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 SF N RF 40 33 300 57 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1961 SF N LF 16 6 92.2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 SF N OF 58 41 411.2 85 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1961 SF N CF 3 2 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 SF N OF 57 40 387 80 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1962 SF N CF 9 4 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 SF N LF 35 20 193.1 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1962 SF N RF 21 16 146.2 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1963 SF N RF 7 4 42 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N OF 20 6 85 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1963 SF N CF 2 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N LF 13 1 33 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1964 SF N OF 81 49 509.1 120 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1964 SF N CF 18 10 104.2 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1964 SF N LF 44 17 194 50 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 SF N RF 35 22 210.2 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1965 SF N RF 23 13 150 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1965 SF N OF 103 66 705.1 139 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1965 SF N CF 12 11 99.1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 SF N LF 72 42 456 83 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1965 SF N P 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 PIT N OF 136 121 1111.2 264 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1966 PIT N CF 135 121 1109.2 264 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1966 PIT N LF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PIT N OF 134 125 1120 249 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1967 PIT N CF 134 125 1120 255 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1967 PIT N 1B 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N OF 144 134 1238 298 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1968 PIT N CF 144 134 1238 295 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1969 PIT N CF 162 160 1410.2 282 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1969 PIT N LF 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 PIT N OF 162 161 1417.2 327 10 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1970 PIT N CF 151 151 1358 290 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1970 PIT N RF 1 1 8.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 PIT N OF 152 152 1366.2 297 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1971 STL N CF 73 73 606 163 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1971 STL N 1B 58 54 484 507 27 5 42 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1971 STL N OF 93 88 749 203 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1971 STL N RF 20 15 143 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 STL N 1B 66 62 538 535 40 7 53 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1972 STL N RF 39 36 298 53 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 STL N OF 39 36 298 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 OAK A LF 2 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 OAK A OF 32 31 272.1 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 OAK A 1B 1 0 7 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 OAK A RF 31 30 260.1 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 Total RF 70 66 558.1 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 Total 1B 67 62 545 544 41 7 54 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1972 Total OF 71 67 570.1 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 STL N OF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 STL N 1B 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 STL N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 NY A RF 87 83 715.2 144 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1973 NY A 1B 39 39 344.2 376 20 8 44 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1973 NY A OF 87 83 715.2 146 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1973 NY A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 Total 1B 40 39 346.2 379 20 8 44 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1973 Total OF 88 83 716.2 146 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1974 SD N OF 13 11 97 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1974 SD N LF 13 11 97 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1974 SD N 1B 2 1 13.2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 168 156 1391.1 1448 88 20 140 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total LF 198 99 1089 214 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total RF 304 253 2275 449 20 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total CF 844 792 7123.1 1622 57 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 .978
Total OF 1313 1144 10487.1 2346 88 51 15 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total P 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1965 SF N 1 0 0 0 .00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1957).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ozzie Virgil and Joe Gibbon (December 1, 1965).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with George Brunet to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo (January 29, 1971).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Bill Voss and Steve Easton (August 27, 1972).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Rob Gardner and a player to be named later (November 24, 1972); Oakland Athletics received Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972).
  • Sold by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals (September 6, 1973).
  • Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to San Diego Padres (October 25, 1973).
  • Released by San Diego Padres (July 11, 1974).

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