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The Rojas family, more commonly known in English-speaking America by their matronym, Alou, is a prominent Major League Baseball family from the Dominican Republic.The family name in the Dominican Republic is the paternal family name of Rojas, but Felipe Alou and his brothers became known by the name Alou when the Giants' scout who signed Felipe mistakenly thought his matronym (Alou) was his ...
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).
Felipe Alou, one of the pioneering Dominican baseball players in MLB, opens 1954 Topps and 1994 Topps Stadium Club on "Old Baseball Cards" Felipe Alou, one of the pioneering Dominican baseball ...
Jesús María Rojas Alou (Spanish: [xeˈsus aˈlo], March 24, 1942 – March 10, 2023) was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder.During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros (1969–73; 1978–79), the Oakland Athletics (1973–74), and the New York Mets (1975).
Today's crossword theme comes with an opportunity to review some geography. BUNKER HILL is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The Battle of BUNKER HILL in the American Revolutionary War was fought ...
I give you one word—love. It means dedication. You have to sacrifice many things to play baseball. I sacrificed a bad marriage and I sacrificed a good marriage. But I'm here today because baseball is my number one love. [211] In 1999, Mays placed second on The Sporting News ' s "List of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players", trailing only Babe ...
Mays was known in part for one of baseball’s most memorable catches – in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians at Polo Grounds in New York.
Alou was the middle of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included the older Felipe and younger Jesús. [4] They were the first set of three siblings to all bat in the same half-inning in the majors (September 10), [5] and play together in the same outfield (on September 15), [6] accomplishing both with the Giants in 1963.