Felipe Alou

Felipe Alou
Felipe Alou
	Alou in 1961
	Outfielder / First baseman / Manager
	Born: May 12, 1935 (age 89); Haina, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 8, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	April 24, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Hits	2,101
Home runs	206
Runs batted in	852
Managerial record	1,033–1,021
Winning %	.503
Teams
	As player San Francisco Giants (1958–1963); Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1964–1969); Oakland Athletics (1970–1971); New York Yankees (1971–1973); Montreal Expos (1973); Milwaukee Brewers (1974); As manager Montreal Expos (1992–2001); San Francisco Giants (2003–2006); As coach Montreal Expos (1979–1980, 1984); Detroit Tigers (2002);
Career highlights and awards
	3× All-Star (1962, 1966, 1968); NL Manager of the Year (1994); San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame;
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2015
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Dominican Republic
Pan American Games

Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, coach and manager. He managed the Montreal Expos (1992–2001) and the San Francisco Giants (2003–2006). 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: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Matty and Jesús, who were both primarily outfielders, and his son Moisés was also primarily an outfielder; all but Jesús have been named All-Stars at least twice. His son Luis, in turn, managed the New York Mets.^[a]

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 twice in hits and once in runs. Batting regularly in the leadoff spot, he hit a home run to begin a game on 20 occasions. He later became the most successful manager in Expos history, leading the team from 1992 to 2001 before rejoining the Giants in 2003. On February 4, 2015, Alou was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,^[1] and in 2016, he was inducted in the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.^[2] He is one of just three men to have 2,000 hits, 200 home runs, and 1,000 managerial wins (the other two are Joe Torre and Frank Robinson).^[3]

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^ Chisholm, Gregor (February 4, 2015). "Delgado, Stairs highlight '15 Canadian Hall class". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Alou, Polonia, Peña y Berroa: al Salón de la Fama de Serie del Caribe" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "The case for Felipe Alou to be inducted as a Hall of Fame manager". September 7, 2021.

[2] Chisholm, Gregor (February 4, 2015). "Delgado, Stairs highlight '15 Canadian Hall class". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[3] "Alou, Polonia, Peña y Berroa: al Salón de la Fama de Serie del Caribe" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[4] "The case for Felipe Alou to be inducted as a Hall of Fame manager". September 7, 2021.

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