Matty Alou

Matty Alou
Matty Alou
	Alou in 1971
	Outfielder
	Born: December 22, 1938; Haina, Dominican Republic
	Died: November 3, 2011 (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) was a Dominican professional baseball player and manager. 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. Alou was a two-time All-Star and the 1966 National League batting champion.

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