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Jesus Alou
Full name Jesus Maria Rojas Alou Born March 24, 1942, Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal (Dominican Republic) Died March 10, 2023, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) Buried at Jardin Memorial, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) Born as: Jesus Maria Rojas (Alou) First Game: September 10, 1963 ; Final Game: September 29, 1979 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190 Cousin of Jose Sosa Uncle of Mel Rojas Brother of Matty Alou Uncle of Moises Alou Brother of Felipe Alou Ejections as player: 1964 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1963 SF N Daily Splits 16 24 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .280 .292 -0.3 1963 SF N
1964 SF N Daily Splits 115 376 42 103 11 0 3 28 13 2 35 4 5 0 0 7 9 6 6 .274 .305 .327 -1.7 1964 SF N
1965 SF N Daily Splits 143 543 76 162 19 4 9 52 13 0 40 3 6 2 0 12 21 8 5 .298 .317 .398 -1.2 1965 SF N
1966 SF N Daily Splits 110 370 41 96 13 1 1 20 9 1 22 2 4 2 0 10 14 5 5 .259 .279 .308 -3.4 1966 SF N
1967 SF N Daily Splits 129 510 55 149 15 4 5 30 14 2 39 4 6 0 0 11 10 1 7 .292 .316 .367 -2.1 1967 SF N
1968 SF N Daily Splits 120 419 26 110 15 4 0 39 9 3 23 1 5 2 0 9 20 1 4 .263 .278 .317 -2.0 1968 SF N
1969 HOU N Daily Splits 115 452 49 112 19 4 5 34 15 6 30 4 2 3 0 8 13 4 6 .248 .276 .341 -2.6 1969 HOU N
1970 HOU N Daily Splits 117 458 59 140 27 3 1 44 21 4 15 1 3 4 0 10 15 3 2 .306 .335 .384 -1.3 1970 HOU N
1971 HOU N Daily Splits 122 433 41 121 21 4 2 40 13 3 17 4 3 2 0 7 11 3 7 .279 .305 .360 -0.7 1971 HOU N
1972 HOU N Daily Splits 52 93 8 29 4 1 0 11 7 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 .312 .366 .376 0.0 1972 HOU N
1973 HOU N Daily Splits 28 55 7 13 2 0 1 8 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .236 .276 .327 -0.4 1973 HOU N
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 36 108 10 33 3 0 1 11 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .306 .318 .361 -0.2 1973 OAK A
1973 Total 64 163 17 46 5 0 2 19 3 2 12 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 .282 .304 .350 -0.6 1973 Total
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 96 220 13 59 8 0 2 15 5 1 9 2 3 2 0 9 9 0 0 .268 .288 .332 -0.4 1974 OAK A
1975 NY N Daily Splits 62 102 8 27 3 0 0 11 4 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 1 .265 .299 .294 -0.6 1975 NY N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 77 139 7 45 5 1 2 19 6 1 5 0 4 3 0 2 4 0 0 .324 .345 .417 0.1 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 42 43 3 11 4 0 0 10 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .256 .347 .349 0.0 1979 HOU N
Total NL (14 Years) 1248 4017 425 1124 159 26 29 351 131 30 252 28 40 18 0 84 132 31 46 .280 .306 .354 -16.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years) 132 328 23 92 11 0 3 26 7 2 15 2 4 2 0 9 11 0 0 .280 .298 .341 -0.6 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 1380 4345 448 1216 170 26 32 377 138 32 267 30 44 20 0 93 143 31 46 .280 .305 .353 -16.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1974 OAK A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 7 19 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .150 .211 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1974 OAK A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 8 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .143 .200 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1963 SF N Daily Splits OF 12 3 3 48.1 7 0 1 0 0 .875 10 0 4
1963 SF N LF 10 2 2 33.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 SF N RF 4 1 1 15 2 0 1 0 0 .667
1964 SF N Daily Splits OF 108 83 74 812.1 172 8 5 2 0 .973 11 5 98
1964 SF N RF 98 76 69 727.2 145 7 4 2 0 .974
1964 SF N LF 11 6 5 60.2 21 1 1 0 0 .957
1964 SF N CF 5 1 0 24 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 SF N Daily Splits OF 136 132 115 1147.1 238 7 5 0 0 .980 7 0 132
1965 SF N RF 132 127 112 1106 227 7 5 0 0 .979
1965 SF N LF 7 5 3 41.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 SF N Daily Splits OF 101 91 62 822.1 141 4 5 1 0 .967 54 0 58
1966 SF N RF 58 49 36 437.2 80 1 1 1 0 .988
1966 SF N LF 54 42 26 384.2 60 3 4 1 0 .940
1967 SF N Daily Splits OF 123 115 102 1051 195 5 11 2 0 .948 79 0 50
1967 SF N LF 79 72 64 653.1 108 2 6 1 0 .948
1967 SF N RF 50 43 38 397.2 86 3 5 1 0 .947
1968 SF N Daily Splits OF 105 97 77 885.2 175 10 2 2 0 .989 50 0 64
1968 SF N RF 64 56 47 500 117 5 2 0 0 .984
1968 SF N LF 50 41 30 385.2 56 4 0 1 0 1.000
1969 HOU N Daily Splits OF 112 108 85 946 173 8 14 1 0 .928 65 0 58
1969 HOU N LF 65 56 42 494.2 86 4 4 1 0 .957
1969 HOU N RF 58 52 43 451.1 74 3 10 0 0 .885
1970 HOU N Daily Splits OF 108 104 75 893.1 169 6 7 2 0 .962 29 0 89
1970 HOU N RF 89 84 57 689 118 4 6 1 0 .953
1970 HOU N LF 29 20 18 204.1 42 3 1 1 0 .978
1971 HOU N Daily Splits OF 109 103 77 897.1 229 7 4 3 0 .983 51 0 63
1971 HOU N RF 63 59 41 505 140 5 2 3 0 .986
1971 HOU N LF 51 44 36 392.1 91 2 2 0 0 .979
1972 HOU N Daily Splits OF 23 14 12 144.2 32 0 1 0 0 .970 10 0 14
1972 HOU N RF 14 8 7 86.1 17 0 1 0 0 .944
1972 HOU N LF 10 6 5 58.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 HOU N Daily Splits OF 14 7 6 82 16 0 1 0 0 .941 1 0 13
1973 HOU N RF 13 7 6 81 15 0 1 0 0 .938
1973 HOU N LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily Splits OF 21 20 16 165.2 40 1 0 1 0 1.000 18 0 4
1973 OAK A LF 18 17 15 146 34 2 0 1 0 1.000
1973 OAK A DH 6 5 5 -
1973 OAK A RF 4 3 1 19.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 Total LF 19 17 15 147 35 2 0 1 0 1.000
1973 Total RF 17 10 7 100.2 21 0 1 0 0 .955
1973 Total OF 35 27 22 247.2 56 1 1 1 0 .983 19 0 17
1974 OAK A Daily Splits DH 41 37 20 -
1974 OAK A OF 25 9 6 113.2 35 3 0 1 0 1.000 9 0 16
1974 OAK A RF 16 8 6 91.2 28 4 0 1 0 1.000
1974 OAK A LF 9 1 0 22 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY N Daily Splits OF 20 15 8 131.1 23 3 1 0 0 .963 15 0 5
1975 NY N LF 15 10 3 87.1 14 2 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY N RF 5 5 5 44 10 1 1 0 0 .917
1978 HOU N Daily Splits OF 28 27 14 205.2 40 1 1 0 0 .976 27 0 1
1978 HOU N LF 27 26 14 198.2 37 1 1 0 0 .974
1978 HOU N RF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N Daily Splits OF 6 1 0 18 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 1
1979 HOU N LF 5 1 0 17 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N 1B 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
1979 HOU N RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (15 Years) Splits OF 1051 929 732 8364.2 1691 63 58 15 0 .968 441 5 670
Total (15 Years) RF 670 579 469 5160 1067 40 39 9 0 .966
Total (15 Years) LF 441 349 263 3180.2 593 24 19 6 0 .970
Total ( 2 Years) DH 47 42 25 -
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 5 1 0 24 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1973 OAK A Daily Splits DH 1 1 1 -
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits DH 1 1 1 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1973 OAK A Daily Splits OF 6 5 3 39 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 6
1973 OAK A RF 6 5 3 39 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits OF 6 5 3 39 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 6
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 6 5 3 39 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1979 HOU N 4- 6 9-30
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 7-1964 BOX SF N Bill Jackowski Call at 3B (Bumped umpire)
Transaction Information
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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