Jesus Alou

Jesus Maria Rojas "Jay" Alou
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 24, 1942 in Haina, DR
Signed: 1958 by the San Francisco Giants
Acquired: as a free agent, April 1975
Departed: released, March 1976
Died: March 10, 2023

A reasonably good hitter and outfielder, but his contributions were dwarfed by his relatives. His brothers were slugger Felipe and batting champion Matty, and his nephew was superstar Moises.  Pictured is his card from the 1976 SSPC set; three other cards are pictured below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1963 S F NL   16   24   3    6   1  0  0   5    7  0  1   3   0   1   0  0 .280 .292 .250
1964 S F NL  115  376  42  103  11  0  3  28  123  6  6  35  13   4   5  0 .305 .327 .274
1965 S F NL  143  543  76  162  19  4  9  52  216  8  5  40  13   3   6  2 .317 .398 .298
1966 S F NL  110  370  41   96  13  1  1  20  114  5  5  22   9   2   4  2 .279 .308 .259
1967 S F NL  129  510  55  149  15  4  5  30  187  1  7  39  14   4   6  0 .316 .367 .292
1968 S F NL  120  419  26  110  15  4  0  39  133  1  4  23   9   1   5  2 .278 .317 .263
1969 Hou NL  115  452  49  112  19  4  5  34  154  4  6  30  15   4   2  3 .276 .341 .248
1970 Hou NL  117  458  59  140  27  3  1  44  176  3  2  15  21   1   3  4 .335 .384 .306
1971 Hou NL  122  433  41  121  21  4  2  40  156  3  7  17  13   4   3  2 .305 .360 .279
1972 Hou NL   52   93   8   29   4  1  0  11   35  0  2   5   7   1   1  0 .366 .376 .312
1973 2teams   64  163  17   46   5  0  2  19   57  0  0  12   3   2   1  0 .304 .350 .282
1974 Oak AL   96  220  13   59   8  0  2  15   73  0  0   9   5   2   3  2 .288 .332 .268
1975 *METS*   62  102   8   27   3  0  0  11   30  0  1   5   4   1   1  0 .299 .294 .265
1978 Hou NL   77  139   7   45   5  1  2  19   58  0  0   5   6   0   4  3 .345 .417 .324
1979 Hou NL   42   43   3   11   4  0  0  10   15  0  0   7   6   0   0  0 .347 .349 .256
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METS TOTALS   62  102   8   27   3  0  0  11   30  0  1   5   4   1   1  0 .299 .294 .265
OTHER CLUBS 1318 4243 440 1189 167 26 32 366 1504 31 45 262 134  29  43 20 .305 .354 .280
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CAREER TOTS 1380 4345 448 1216 170 26 32 377 1534 31 46 267 138  30  44 20 .305 .353 .280

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1973 Hou NL   28   55   7   13   2  0  1   8   18  0  0   6   1   2   0  0 .276 .327 .236
1973 Oak AL   36  108  10   33   3  0  1  11   39  0  0   6   2   0   1  0 .318 .361 .306

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1964 Topps #47 (Giants Rookies; with Ron Herbel)

1967 Topps	1973 Topps	1975 SSPC Mets

1966 Topps #242

1967 Topps #332

1968 Topps #452

1969 Sports Collectors MLB Official Photostamps
1969 Topps #22

1970 Topps #248

1971 Dell MLB Official Photostamps
1971 Topps #337

1972 Milton Bradley
1972 Topps #716

1973 Topps #93

1974 Topps #654b (position listed on front)

1975 Dairylea Picture Pak (Bob Gallagher on reverse)
1975 SSPC Mets #6
1975 Topps #253

1976 SSPC #538
1976 Topps #468

1979 Topps #107

1980 Topps #593

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #8

2005 Topps Retired Signature Edition Gold #59 (099/500)

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