Mateo "Matty" Rojas Alou was a Dominican former professional baseball player and manager.
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11 Facts About Matty Alou
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Matty Alou played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974.
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Matty Alou was the middle of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included the older Felipe and younger Jesus.
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Matty Alou had been teammates with Felipe during the prior three campaigns, and was likewise with Jesus for the following two.
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Matty Alou's best years as a player were spent with the Pirates, where he won the National League batting title in 1966 and was a two-time All-Star in 1968 and 1969.
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Matty Alou was a member of a World Series Champion with the Athletics in 1972 and a NL pennant winner with the Giants in 1962.
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Matty Alou was a platoon player for the Giants for several years and was mostly unremarkable.
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Matty Alou's contract was sold by the St Louis Cardinals to the San Diego Padres on October 24,1973,.
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Matty Alou died in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as the result of diabetic complications, according to his former Dominican team, Leones del Escogido.
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The Giants confirmed Matty Alou had had variety of health issues for several years.
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