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Jesus Alou

Birthdate:

3/24/1942

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Haina, , D.R.

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of this era top all-around baseball players, Jesus Alou was born in Haina, Dominican Republic and started playing in the States professionally at age 16 for Hastings of the Nebraska State Freshman League. He worked in the minors, including Eugene of the Northwest League where he hit .350 and .336 in 1960 and 1961.

Joining the San Francisco Giants in late-1963 for 16 games. Jesus Alou took over one of the starting outfield slots in 1964 and was a fixture there until he was traded to the Houston Astros. A lifetime .280 batter, in his career he hit over .300 four times plus two years of hitting over .290. He lined 1,216 hits in 1,380 games. Jesus is Brother of Felipe Alou

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
16 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1963	SFG (NL)	16	24	3	6	1	0	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.280	SLG
1964	SFG (NL)	115	376	42	103	11	0	3	28	13	35	6	6	2	4	5	0	.274	.305	SLG
1965	SFG (NL)	143	543	76	162	19	4	9	52	13	40	8	5	0	3	6	2	.298	.317	SLG
1966	SFG (NL)	110	370	41	96	13	1	1	20	9	22	5	5	1	2	4	2	.259	.279	SLG
1967	SFG (NL)	129	510	55	149	15	4	5	30	14	39	1	7	2	4	6	0	.292	.316	SLG
1968	SFG (NL)	120	419	26	110	15	4	0	39	9	23	1	4	3	1	5	2	.263	.278	SLG
1969	HOU (NL)	115	452	49	112	19	4	5	34	15	30	4	6	6	4	2	3	.248	.276	SLG
1970	HOU (NL)	117	458	59	140	27	3	1	44	21	15	3	2	4	1	3	4	.306	.335	SLG
1971	HOU (NL)	122	433	41	121	21	4	2	40	13	17	3	7	3	4	3	2	.279	.305	SLG
1972	HOU (NL)	52	93	8	29	4	1	0	11	7	5	0	2	4	1	1	0	.312	.366	SLG
1973	HOU (NL)	28	55	7	13	2	0	1	8	1	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	.236	.276	SLG
1973	OAK (AL)	36	108	10	33	3	0	1	11	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	.306	.318	SLG
1974	OAK (AL)	96	220	13	59	8	0	2	15	5	9	0	0	1	2	3	2	.268	.288	SLG
1975	NYM (NL)	62	102	8	27	3	0	0	11	4	5	0	1	2	1	1	0	.265	.299	SLG
1978	HOU (NL)	77	139	7	45	5	1	2	19	6	5	0	0	1	0	4	3	.324	.345	SLG
1979	HOU (NL)	42	43	3	11	4	0	0	10	6	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.347	SLG
16 years		1380	4345	448	1216	170	26	32	377	138	267	31	46	32	30	44	20	.280	.305	.SLG

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