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Jesus Alou

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Full Name: Jesus Maria Rojas Alou Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190 First Game: September 10, 1963
Birthdate: March 24, 1942 Final Game: September 29, 1979
Birthplace: Haina, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

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

[edit] Biography

Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets. He was the youngest of the trio of ballplaying brothers that included Felipe and Matty.

Alou was considered a better prospect than either of his brothers and received a $4,000 signing bonus. He tore up all the minor leagues he played in, never hitting below .324. He made his debut at the end of 1963, and his first game on September 10 was notable in that all three Alou brothers batted in the same inning (they were retired in order). In his first full year of Major League action in 1964, Alou failed to live up to expectations, hitting only .274 with little power, but he did have a great day on July 10 when he went 6-6 with five singles and a home run. Alou was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 expansion draft and then was dealt to Houston. He had his best season there in 1970, hitting .306, but he never in his career lived up to his potential and was always overshadowed by his older brothers. He was traded to the Athletics midway through the 1973 season, and served as a bench player on two World Series champions. Alou was released by the A's before the 1975 season, failed to catch on with the Mets and Cordoba of the Mexican League in short stints, and did not return to the majors until Houston took a chance on him in 1978. He responded by hitting .324 in part-time action and became a player-coach the following year before retiring. Alou later served as a scout for the Expos.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 SF N 16 24 3 6 0 5 .250 .280 .292 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
1964 SF N 115 376 42 103 3 28 .274 .305 .327 11 0 13 35 4 5 6 2 9
1965 SF N 143 543 76 162 9 52 .298 .317 .398 19 4 13 40 3 6 8 0 21
1966 SF N 110 370 41 96 1 20 .259 .279 .308 13 1 9 22 2 4 5 1 14
1967 SF N 129 510 55 149 5 30 .292 .316 .367 15 4 14 39 4 6 1 2 10
1968 SF N 120 419 26 110 0 39 .263 .278 .317 15 4 9 23 1 5 1 3 20
1969 HOU N 115 452 49 112 5 34 .248 .276 .341 19 4 15 30 4 2 4 6 13
1970 HOU N 117 458 59 140 1 44 .306 .335 .384 27 3 21 15 1 3 3 4 15
1971 HOU N 122 433 41 121 2 40 .279 .305 .360 21 4 13 17 4 3 3 3 11
1972 HOU N 52 93 8 29 0 11 .312 .366 .376 4 1 7 5 1 1 0 4 3
1973 OAK A 36 108 10 33 1 11 .306 .318 .361 3 0 2 6 0 1 0 1 2
1973 HOU N 28 55 7 13 1 8 .236 .276 .327 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 3
1973 Total 64 163 17 46 2 19 .282 .304 .350 5 0 3 12 2 1 0 2 5
1974 OAK A 96 220 13 59 2 15 .268 .288 .332 8 0 5 9 2 3 0 1 9
1975 NY N 62 102 8 27 0 11 .265 .299 .294 3 0 4 5 1 1 0 2 4
1978 HOU N 77 139 7 45 2 19 .324 .345 .417 5 1 6 5 0 4 0 1 4
1979 HOU N 42 43 3 11 0 10 .256 .347 .349 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 1 4
Total NL 1248 4017 425 1124 29 351 .280 .306 .354 159 26 131 252 28 40 31 30 132
Total AL 132 328 23 92 3 26 .280 .298 .341 11 0 7 15 2 4 0 2 11
Total 1380 4345 448 1216 32 377 .280 .305 .353 170 26 138 267 30 44 31 32 143

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 SF N OF 12 3 48.1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1963 SF N LF 10 2 33.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N RF 4 1 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1964 SF N OF 108 83 812.1 172 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1964 SF N CF 5 1 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 SF N RF 98 76 727.2 145 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1964 SF N LF 11 6 60.2 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1965 SF N LF 7 5 41.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 SF N OF 136 132 1147.1 238 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1965 SF N RF 132 127 1106 227 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1966 SF N LF 54 42 384.2 60 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .940
1966 SF N OF 101 91 822.1 141 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1966 SF N RF 58 49 437.2 80 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1967 SF N LF 79 72 653.1 108 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1967 SF N RF 50 43 397.2 86 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1967 SF N OF 123 115 1051 195 5 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1968 SF N RF 64 56 500 117 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1968 SF N LF 50 41 385.2 56 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 SF N OF 105 97 885.2 175 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1969 HOU N LF 65 56 494.2 81 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1969 HOU N RF 58 52 451.1 71 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .881
1969 HOU N OF 112 108 946 173 8 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 .928
1970 HOU N RF 89 84 689 118 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1970 HOU N LF 29 20 204.1 39 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1970 HOU N OF 108 104 893.1 169 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1971 HOU N RF 63 59 505 140 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1971 HOU N LF 51 44 392.1 91 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1971 HOU N OF 109 103 897.1 229 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1972 HOU N RF 14 8 86.1 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1972 HOU N LF 10 6 58.1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 HOU N OF 23 14 144.2 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1973 OAK A LF 18 17 146 34 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A DH 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 OAK A OF 21 20 165.2 40 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A RF 4 3 19.2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 HOU N RF 13 7 81 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1973 HOU N LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 HOU N OF 14 7 82 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1973 Total LF 19 17 147 35 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Total OF 35 27 247.2 56 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1973 Total RF 17 10 100.2 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1974 OAK A DH 41 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 OAK A LF 9 1 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A OF 25 9 113.2 35 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A RF 16 8 91.2 28 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY N RF 5 5 44 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1975 NY N OF 20 15 131.1 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1975 NY N LF 15 10 87.1 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 HOU N LF 27 26 198.2 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1978 HOU N RF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 HOU N OF 28 27 205.2 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1979 HOU N LF 5 1 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N 1B 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N OF 6 1 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 441 349 3180.2 585 24 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 .971
Total CF 5 1 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 1051 929 8364.2 1691 63 58 15 0 0 0 0 0 .968
Total DH 47 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 670 579 5160 1064 40 39 9 0 0 0 0 0 .966

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (August 25, 1958).
  • Selected by Montreal Expos from San Francisco Giants (13th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
  • Traded by Montreal Expos with Donn Clendenon to Houston Astros in exchange for Rusty Staub (January 22, 1969); Donn Clendenon refused to report to Houston Astros and Montreal Expos sent Jack Billingham, Skip Guinn and $100000 (April 8, 1969) to complete trade. Sold by Houston Astros to Oakland Athletics (July 31, 1973).
  • Released by Oakland Athletics (March 28, 1975).
  • Signed by New York Mets (April 12, 1975).
  • Released by New York Mets (March 30, 1976).
  • Signed by Houston Astros (December 19, 1977).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).

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