Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942 in Haina, Dominican Republic) was a professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and New York Mets. He was the youngest of the trio of ballplaying brothers that included Felipe and Matty. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. ... San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. ... New York Mets National League AAA Norfolk Tides AA Binghamton Mets A St. ... Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935 in Haina, Dominican Republic) was a professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, and Milwaukee Brewers. ... Mateo Rojas Matty Alou (born December 22, 1938 in Haina, Dominican Republic) was a professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. ...

Alou was considered a better prospect than either of his brothers and received a $4,000 signing bonus. He tore up all the minor leagues he played in, never hitting below .324. He made his debut at the end of 1963, and his first game on September 10 was notable in that all three Alou brothers batted in the same inning (they were retired in order). In his first full year of Major League action in 1964, Alou failed to live up to expectations, hitting only .274 with little power, but he did have a great day on July 10 when he went 6-6 with five singles and a home run. Alou was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 expansion draft and then was dealt to Houston. He had his best season there in 1970, hitting .306, but he never in his career lived up to his potential and was always overshadowed by his older brothers. He was traded to the Athletics midway through the 1973 season, and served as a bench player on two World Series champions. Alou was released by the A's before the 1975 season, failed to catch on with the Mets and Cordoba of the Mexican League in short stints, and did not return to the majors until Houston took a chance on him in 1978. He responded by hitting .324 in part-time action and became a player-coach the following year before retiring. Alou later served as a scout for the Expos. Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... The Washington Nationals is a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C.. It relocated to Washington from Montréal, Québec, Canada after the 2004 season. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Mexican League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Mexico. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ...

 YEAR TEAM AGE G AB R H 2B 3B HR HR% RBI BB SO SB CS AVG SLG OBA OPS 1963 Giants 21 16 24 3 6 1 0 0 0.00 5 0 3 0 1 .250 .292 .280 .572 1964 Giants 22 115 376 42 103 11 0 3 0.80 28 13 35 6 6 .274 .327 .305 .632 1965 Giants 23 143 543 76 162 19 4 9 1.66 52 13 40 8 5 .298 .398 .317 .715 1966 Giants 24 110 370 41 96 13 1 1 0.27 20 9 22 5 5 .259 .308 .279 .587 1967 Giants 25 129 510 55 149 15 4 5 0.98 30 14 39 1 7 .292 .367 .316 .683 1968 Giants 26 120 419 26 110 15 4 0 0.00 39 9 23 1 4 .263 .317 .278 .596 1969 Astros 27 115 452 49 112 19 4 5 1.11 34 15 30 4 6 .248 .341 .276 .617 1970 Astros 28 117 458 59 140 27 3 1 0.22 44 21 15 3 2 .306 .384 .335 .719 1971 Astros 29 122 433 41 121 21 4 2 0.46 40 13 17 3 7 .279 .360 .305 .666 1972 Astros 30 52 93 8 29 4 1 0 0.00 11 7 5 0 2 .312 .376 .366 .743 1973 Astros 31 28 55 7 13 2 0 1 1.82 8 1 6 0 0 .236 .327 .276 .603 A's 31 36 108 10 33 3 0 1 0.93 11 2 6 0 0 .306 .361 .318 .679 TOTALS 64 163 17 46 5 0 2 1.23 19 3 12 0 0 .282 .350 .304 .653 1974 A's 32 96 220 13 59 8 0 2 0.91 15 5 9 0 0 .268 .332 .288 .620 1975 Mets 33 62 102 8 27 3 0 0 0.00 11 4 5 0 1 .265 .294 .299 .593 1978 Astros 36 77 139 7 45 5 1 2 1.44 19 6 5 0 0 .324 .417 .345 .762 1979 Astros 37 42 43 3 11 4 0 0 0.00 10 6 7 0 0 .256 .349 .347 .696 TOTALS 1380 4345 448 1216 170 26 32 0.74 377 138 267 31 46 .280 .353 .305 .658 LG AVERAGE 4293 524 1117 173 33 99 2.30 486 398 653 65 39 .260 .385 .325 .710 POS AVERAGE 4359 569 1176 190 37 118 2.71 537 412 708 75 39 .270 .412 .335 .746 

 YEAR TEAM RC RCAA RCAP OWP RC/G TB EBH ISO SEC BPA IBB HBP SAC SF GIDP OUTS PA POS 1963 Giants 1 -2 -2 .122 1.35 7 1 .042 .000 .240 0 1 0 0 1 20 25 LF 1964 Giants 35 -11 -19 .371 3.23 123 14 .053 .088 .333 2 4 5 0 9 293 398 RF 1965 Giants 61 -12 -27 .412 3.97 216 32 .099 .129 .381 0 3 6 2 21 415 567 RF 1966 Giants 28 -19 -19 .275 2.53 114 15 .049 .073 .290 1 2 4 2 14 299 387 LF 1967 Giants 54 -5 -12 .457 3.80 187 24 .075 .090 .358 2 4 6 0 10 384 534 LF 1968 Giants 30 -15 -19 .316 2.38 133 19 .055 .069 .278 3 1 5 2 20 340 436 RF 1969 Astros 38 -23 -30 .294 2.82 154 28 .093 .122 .333 6 4 2 3 13 364 476 LF 1970 Astros 55 -3 -11 .471 4.34 176 31 .079 .127 .380 4 1 3 4 15 342 487 RF 1971 Astros 43 -5 -9 .442 3.47 156 27 .081 .102 .350 3 4 3 2 11 335 455 RF 1972 Astros 11 -1 -2 .461 4.24 35 5 .065 .118 .376 4 1 1 0 3 70 102 RF 1973 Astros 4 -3 -5 .256 2.40 18 3 .091 .109 .310 1 2 0 0 3 45 58 RF A's 12 1 1 .553 4.15 39 4 .056 .074 .355 1 0 1 0 2 78 111 LF TOTALS 16 -2 -4 .452 3.51 57 7 .067 .086 .339 2 2 1 0 5 123 169 1974 A's 19 -7 -9 .354 2.93 73 10 .064 .086 .310 1 2 3 2 9 175 232 DH 1975 Mets 8 -5 -5 .293 2.67 30 3 .029 .059 .280 2 1 1 0 4 81 108 LF 1978 Astros 19 3 1 .568 4.89 58 8 .094 .137 .405 1 0 4 3 4 105 152 LF 1979 Astros 4 -1 -2 .356 3.00 15 4 .093 .233 .347 1 0 0 0 4 36 49 LF TOTALS 422 -108 -169 .392 3.37 1534 228 .073 .101 .341 32 30 44 20 143 3382 4577 LG AVERAGE 541 0 0 .500 4.32 1652 305 .125 .223 .423 53 28 39 32 97 3382 4790 POS AVERAGE 602 61 0 .543 4.81 1794 345 .142 .245 .449 59 30 27 33 99 3382 4862 

JESUS ALOU LEAGUE LEADERSHIP RANKINGS

1964 NL WORST RCAP T4TH -19

1965 NL SINGLES T6TH 130; WORST RCAP 3RD -27; GIDP T2ND 21

1966 NL WORST RCAA T8TH -19; WORST RCAP T7TH -19

1968 NL WORST RCAP 5TH -19; GIDP T2ND 20

1969 NL WORST RCAA 9TH -23; WORST RCAP 1ST -30

See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB