My baseball journey, written with author peter kerasotis, details a journey that lifted him from poverty, past racism and into dominican history books one of the first. He was a nonenglish speaking black athlete living in the dominican republic felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the us especially during the height of the civil rights movement. The felipe alou baseball academy in the dominican republic celebrates its graduates. I like that it is a biography which tells the true story of a young man from the dominican republic who came to the united states to play baseball in the 1950s. Felipe alou society for american baseball research.
Santo domingo santo domingo, dominican republic debut. Alou soon impressed sufficiently to win the right field job from heralded willie kirkland, who eventually was traded. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306. The official page forfelipe alou, my baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis.
In 1,942 career games, alou had a batting average of. Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. New vocabulary is embedded within numerous spanish cognates words that are similar in two lan. Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Felipe alou, a man whose name is synonymous with the giants, returns for his 10th season as a special assistant to the general manager after serving as the clubs field manager from 200306. Felipe alou has a rich and vivid story to tell, and here it is.
No foreign country sends more players to majorleague baseball than. If just one person could improve their life by reading the book, then it was worthwhile, he stated. Book chronicles felipe alous rise from poverty, past racism, into. Felipe alou mlb original autographed items for sale ebay.
See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish class and spanish teacher. Alou, who replaced tom runnells in may 1992 and whose career record is 691717, has spent 27 years with. Get the best deals on felipe alou baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. High heat and discusses his noteworthy experiences during his 17 mlb seasons.
The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. To meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball.
This is almost a baseball book, almost, alou told boomskie on baseball this spring. The first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. In 2003, felipe alou became manager of the giants, the team where he started his major league baseball career. This print of roberto clemente is based on an illustration i completed for the book. Narrative nonfiction level 1, beginner glossary in 1955, during the height of the civil rights movement, felipe rojas alou came to the u. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. He is an inductee in both the canadian and the latino baseball hall of fame and lives with his wife, lucie, in boynton beach, florida.
Butaloubecomes much more than a baseball book in the hands of coauthor peter kerasotis. The day i joined the giants was one of the most important days of my life, he felipe alou recalled. Bloom i have been a baseball writer since 1976, a national baseball hall of fame voter since 1992, and a current. Felipe alou news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. My baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis. In the seventh inning, felipe changed positions from right to left field after jesus alou replaced willie mccovey who started in left. Although mostly an outfielder, he played about half his games at 1st base from 196567 with the braves and from 197173 with the yankees. I cant think of anyone i respect in the game any more than felipe alou. Thanks to rory costello for his help, especially for his straightening out my understanding of felipe rojas alous name. The first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable.
Very few men have left a greater mark on baseball than felipe rojas alou. Mlb managers learn spanish to unite teams and clubhouses. See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish class and spanish. That was the day my new teammate, al worthington, introduced me to jesus christ. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. He works with bobby evans on special assignments, including evaluations and recommendations on players at the major league and minor league levels. Felipe alou played 17 seasons 195874 for 6 teams, mostly the giants and braves. See more ideas about baseball cards, baseball history, baseball players.
Felipe alou has plenty of captivating stories to tell from the six decades he has spent in pro baseball, including stints playing alongside willie mays and hank aaron and managing barry bonds, three of the top five home run hitters of all time. Oct 2, 2018 explore placidos board novel felipe alou, followed by 721 people. In his first season as manager, the team won 100 games. Felipe alou, a san francisco giants official who has spent much of spring training at the teams minorleague facility, is hoping the ramos brothers follow. Felipe alou stats by baseball almanac on september 15, 1963, felipe alou started the game playing in right field. His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. Felipe alou mlb player profile page from whatifsports. Having had an extremely successful playing career and also managing career, felipe alou retired after the 2006 season with the giants. Felipe is the oldest of the 3 alou brothers, who all began their careers with the giants. Felipe alou, one of the pioneering dominican baseball players in mlb, opens 1954 topps and 1994 topps stadium club on old baseball cards. Sometimes you meet somebody youve heard about your whole life and looked up to from a distance, and youre disappointed.
Bob costas bob costas 20170919the big, sprawling, international baseball life of felipe alou is a grand story all its own. Sep 4, 2015 explore sradiedrichs board spanish 3 felipe alou, followed by. My baseball journey, details felipe alous journey to become the first. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Felipe alou novel spanish felipe alou s circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. The entire playing career for felipe alou is displayed above. Felipe alou 1990 baseball card engagement book w american tract. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. The giants manager forbid felipe to speak spanish felipe made mlb history with his brothers. Get the latest updated stats for milwaukee brewers felipe alou on. It was hardly an ideal situation for a black dominican who spoke no english.
In the 60s, alou was outspoken about mlbs failure to understand the challenges faced by spanishspeaking players. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In his new book, felipe opens up about his love for the game. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of highfrequency words in english. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the felipe alou page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Giants felipe alou recalls allbrother outfield, roots. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he. As a minorleaguer in 1950s louisiana, felipe, both black and latino, encountered vicious bigotry. Growing up in a tiny shack in the dominican republic, felipe alou never dreamed. For how much money did felipe join the new york giants. This gives the book a richness thats not found in your standard athlete autobiography.
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