Felipe Alou
In a lifetime in baseball, Felipe Alou has been a heralded prospect, an All-Star outfielder, a World Series hero, a coach, and a manager. he played in the Giants outfield with his two brothers, and managed his son, also an All-Star outfielder. In 2003, he returned to San Francisco tomange the club that he made his major league debut with 45 years earlier. His playing career is often overlooked, but he was very good, batting .300 three times, and .286 for his 17-year career. he hit 20 homers four times, and drove in 98 runs for the pennant-winning '62 Giants.
Played For
San Francisco Giants (1958-1963)
Milwaukee Braves (1964-1965)
Atlanta Braves (1966-1969)
Oakland Athletics (1970-1971)
New York Yankees (1971-1973)
Montreal Expos (1973)
Milwaukee Brewers (1974)
Managed
Montreal Expos (1992-2001)
San Francisco Giants (2003-2004)
All-Time Rankings
Felipe Alou ranks #41 among the Top 50 all-time at RF. Rankings ⇒
Best Season: 1966
In his first season in Atlanta, Felipe took advantage of the cozy ballpark, as he slugged a career-high 31 homers. Primarily batting leadoff, he also banged out 218 hits and scored 122 runs. His younger brother, Matty, won the NL batting title.
Factoids
On September 22, 1963, Felipe Alou (CF), Matty Alou (LF), and Jesus Alou (RF) played in the Giants outfield together for the first time.
Felipe Alou managed and won more games for the Montreal Expos than anyone else in their history.
Where He Played
Outfield
As a Manager
The Dodgers offered Alou a $1 million contract to manage their team after the 1998 season, but Alou stayed in Montreal when they offered him a better deal.
Born
Felipe Rojas Alou was born on May 12, 1935, in Haina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Primary Position: OF
Primary Team: ATL
Major League Debut
June 8, 1958
Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1958
Vada Pinson
Ron Fairly
Tony Taylor
Orlando Cepeda
Norm Cash
Felipe Alou
Mudcat Grant
Frank Howard
Jerry Adair
Family Tree
Alou is the elder of baseball's "royal family," with two of his brothers: Matty and Jesus also having played pro ball, and played very well and for a long time. His cousin, Jose Sosa, was a pitcher for Houston in the 1970s, his nephew Mel Rojas, pitched for him in Montrealin the 1990s, and his son, Moises, was a six-time All-Star, and also played for Felipe.
Related Players
His brothers Matty Alou and Jesus Alou... His son Moises Alou, and nephew Mel Rojas.
| Hall of Fame Voting |
| Year |
Election |
Votes |
Pct |
| 1980 |
BBWAA |
3 |
.8% |
|
Post-Season Appearances
1962 World Series
1969 National League Championship Series
Hitting Streaks
22 games (1968)
16 games (1966)
16 games (1966)
Transactions
November 14, 1955: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.
December 3, 1963: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later, Ed Bailey, and Billy Hoeft to the Milwaukee Braves for Del Crandall, Bob Shaw, and Bob Hendley. The San Francisco Giants sent Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.
December 3, 1969: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Oakland Athletics for Jim Nash.
April 9, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ron Klimkowski and Rob Gardner.
September 6, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the New York Yankees.
December 7, 1973: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Montreal Expos.
April 29, 1974: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
Matchup Data
Felipe Alou enjoyed great success against southpaw Sandy Koufax. In 68 at-bats against the Dodger ace, Alou hit seven homers, and batted .265 with a .632 slugging percentage.
All-Star Selections
1962 NL
1966 NL
1968 NL
Replaced
When he was finally fired in Montreal, in May of 2001, he was replaced by Jeff Torborg.
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