Matty Alou
Dominican baseball player and manager (1938-2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mateo "Matty" Rojas Alou (December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011)[1] was a Dominican professional baseball player and manager.[2] He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Taiheiyo Club Lions from 1974 through 1976.[3] Alou was a two-time All-Star and the 1966 National League batting champion.[2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Alou.
Quick Facts Professional debut, Last appearance ...
Matty Alou | |
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Alou in 1971 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: (1938-12-22)December 22, 1938 Haina, Dominican Republic | |
Died: November 3, 2011(2011-11-03) (aged 72) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 26, 1960, for the San Francisco Giants | |
NPB: July 26, 1974, for the Taiheiyo Club Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: June 21, 1974, for the San Diego Padres | |
NPB: September 5, 1976, for the Taiheiyo Club Lions | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .307 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 427 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .283 |
Home runs | 14 |
Runs batted in | 75 |
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