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
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1960–1965)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–1970)
St. Louis Cardinals (1971–1972)
Oakland Athletics (1972)
New York Yankees (1973)
St. Louis Cardinals (1973)
San Diego Padres (1974)
Taiheiyo Club Lions (1974–1976)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1968, 1969)
World Series champion (1972)
NL batting champion (1966)
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]
^"Fallece Mateo Alou a los 72 años". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
^ ab"Matty Alou Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^"Former batting champ Alou passes away at 72" Associated Press, Saturday, November 5, 2011
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including the final. The Leones' record book is dominated by the Alou brothers: Matty, Felipe and Jesús. The brothers hold the first, second and third...
season, he and Vic Davalillo were sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates for MattyAlou and George Brunet. Briles spent most of his first season in Pittsburgh...
Jim Coates. The Giants scored another run in the ninth off Bridges when MattyAlou hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored...
way to a Game 7, which the Yankees led 1–0 in the bottom of the ninth. MattyAlou led off the inning with a bunt single but was still at first two outs...
tarps for gloves. Among his childhood playmates were the Alou brothers, Felipe, Jesús, and Matty, who all later played with Marichal on the San Francisco...
excellent fielding plays by second baseman Bill Mazeroski and centerfielder MattyAlou. As Ellis recounted: I can only remember bits and pieces of the game....
1–0 and MattyAlou on first, Willie Mays doubled toward the right-field line. Maris cut off the ball and made a strong throw to prevent Alou from scoring...
with two outs and the Giants trailing 1–0, Mays was on second base and MattyAlou was on third base. Any base hit would likely have won the championship...
10 Dave Duncan 11 Ted Kubiak 12 Gonzalo Márquez 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 MattyAlou 16 Tim Cullen 19 Bert Campaneris 20 Mike Hegan 21 Dal Maxvill 22 Joe Horlen...
be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for MattyAlou. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rich McKinney to the Athletics...
Infielder Joe Rudi Left Fielder Reggie Jackson Center Fielder-Right Fielder MattyAlou Right Fielder Jim "Catfish" Hunter Starting Pitcher Ken Holtzman Starting...
Martínez 21 Dal Maxvill 18 Bill McNulty 4 Don Mincher Outfielders 14 MattyAlou 7 Brant Alyea 15 Bobby Brooks 15 Ollie Brown 3 Adrian Garrett 25 George...
National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Frank Robinson1 BAL .316 MattyAlou PIT .342 HR Frank Robinson1 BAL 49 Hank Aaron ATL 44 RBI Frank Robinson1...
season ended. Mel Rojas is the nephew of Felipe, Jesús, and MattyAlou and the cousin of Moisés Alou. Mel Rojas' son, Mel Rojas Jr. was selected 84th overall...
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