Jesús Alou
Dominican baseball player (1942–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Alou.
Jesús María Rojas Alou (Spanish: [xeˈsus aˈlo], March 24, 1942 – March 10, 2023) was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros (1969–73; 1978–79), the Oakland Athletics (1973–74), and the New York Mets (1975). He was the youngest of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Felipe and Matty.
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Jesús Alou | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1942-03-24)March 24, 1942 Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic | |
Died: March 10, 2023(2023-03-10) (aged 80) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1963, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1979, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .280 |
Home runs | 32 |
Runs batted in | 377 |
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