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{{short description|Dominican baseball player and manager (born 1935)}}
{{family name hatnote|Rojas|Alou|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Felipe Alou
|image=Felipe Alou 1961.jpg
|caption=Alou in 1961
|position=[[Outfielder]] / [[First baseman]] / [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1935|5|12}}
|birth_place=[[Haina, Dominican Republic]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 8
|debutyear=1958
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=April 24
|finalyear=1974
|finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.286
|stat2label=[[Hits (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=2,101
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=206
|stat4label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=852
|stat5label=Managerial record
|stat5value=1,033–1,021
|stat6label=Winning %
|stat6value=.503
|teams=
'''As player'''
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|1958}}–{{mlby|1963}})
* [[Atlanta Braves|Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|1964}}–{{mlby|1969}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1970}}–{{mlby|1971}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1971}}–{{mlby|1973}})
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1973}})
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1974}})
'''As manager'''
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|2001}})
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2003}}–{{mlby|2006}})
'''As coach'''
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1979}}–{{mlby|1980}}, {{mlby|1984}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2002}})
|highlights=
* 3× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962]], [[1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1966]], [[1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1968]])
* [[NL Manager of the Year]] (1994)
* [[San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame]]
|show-medals=
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{bb|DOM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Baseball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games|1955 Mexico City]] | Team }}
| hofcolor= #EC1C40
| hoflink= Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
| hoftype= Canadian 
| hofdate= 2015
}}
'''Felipe Rojas Alou''' (born May 12, 1935) is a Dominican former professional [[outfielder]], [[first baseman]], coach and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He managed the [[Montreal Expos]] (1992–2001) and the [[San Francisco Giants]] (2003–2006). The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included [[Matty Alou|Matty]] and [[Jesús Alou|Jesús]], who were both primarily outfielders, and his son [[Moisés Alou|Moisés]] was also primarily an outfielder; all but Jesús have been named [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Stars]] at least twice. His son [[Luis Rojas (baseball)|Luis]], in turn, managed the [[New York Mets]].{{efn|name=Rojas|The family name in the Dominican Republic is Rojas, but Felipe Alou and his brothers became known by the name Alou when the Giants' scout who signed Felipe mistakenly thought his [[matronymic]] was his father's name.}}

During his 17-year career spent with the Giants, [[Atlanta Braves|Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Montreal Expos]], and [[Milwaukee Brewers]], Alou played all three outfield positions regularly (736 games in [[right fielder|right field]], 483 in [[center fielder|center]], 433 in [[left fielder|left]]), and led the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] twice in [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and once in [[run (baseball)|runs]]. Batting regularly in the leadoff spot, he hit a [[home run]] to begin a game on 20 occasions. He later became the most successful manager in Expos history, leading the team from 1992 to 2001 before rejoining the Giants in 2003. On February 4, 2015, Alou was elected to the [[Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/108329010/carlos-delgado-matt-stairs-highlight-2015-canadian-hall-class|title=Delgado, Stairs highlight '15 Canadian Hall class|last=Chisholm|first=Gregor|work=MLB.com|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828142949/http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/108329010/carlos-delgado-matt-stairs-highlight-2015-canadian-hall-class/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2016, he was inducted in the [[Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/beisbol/alou-polonia-pena-y-berroa-al-salon-de-la-fama-de-serie-del-caribe-KY2625396|title=Alou, Polonia, Peña y Berroa: al Salón de la Fama de Serie del Caribe|publisher=Diario Libre|language=es|date=February 3, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> He is one of just three men to have 2,000 hits, 200 home runs, and 1,000 managerial wins (the other two are [[Joe Torre]] and [[Frank Robinson]]).<ref>{{cite web | last=Shea | first=John | title=The case for Felipe Alou to be inducted as a Hall of Fame manager | website=San Francisco Chronicle | date=2021-09-07 | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/shea/article/The-case-for-Felipe-Alou-to-be-inducted-as-Hall-16441229.php | access-date=2025-04-09}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born into the [[Alou family]], Alou lived in poverty in the Dominican Republic, but his parents dreamed of his escaping poverty by having him aim to be a doctor. He was proficient in sports from a young age, having run on the track team for the Dominican national team. He entered the University of Santo Domingo in 1954 as a premedical student. He played baseball in college team while getting ready for the [[1955 Pan American Games]] (held in March), aiming for track. However, at the last minute, he was switched to the [[Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games|baseball roster]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} The Dominican team would win the gold. He planned to stay with his studies, but he attracted interest in baseball due to his university coach, who had served as a scout with the Giants. In November 1955, he signed with the New York Giants for $200 due to family financial problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/felipe-alou/|title = Felipe Alou – Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Alou began his [[minor league baseball]] career in the [[Evangeline Baseball League]] in 1956. Prior to the season, however, the city of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] banned [[Negro]]es from playing in its public parks, including the ballpark used by the [[Baton Rouge Rebels]]. After initially negotiating a resolution whereby Alou and other Negro [[Lake Charles Giants]] players would be held out of games in Baton Rouge in exchange for the Rebels at the same positions also being benched,<ref>{{cite news |title=Agreement Brings Temporary Peace in Vangy Race Question |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-4-28-56agreement-on-black/25541372/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=[[The Town Talk]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=28 April 1956 |pages=9}}</ref> pressure began to mount for the Lake Charles club to cut Alou and his Negro teammates altogether. Lake Charles was forced to forfeit at least one game and other games were moved from Baton Rouge to Lake Charles.<ref name="moved">{{cite news |title=Negro Players Moved Out Of Evangeline by Clubs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-5-7-56black-players-moved/31511955/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=[[The Town Talk]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=7 May 1956 |pages=11}}</ref> In early May, Alou was reassigned to the [[Cocoa Indians|Cocoa club]] of the [[Florida State League]] and the Evangeline League achieved total [[Racial segregation in the United States|racial segregation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Evangeline Prexy, Giants Don't Jibe on Reason for Player Shift |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-5-8-56giants-vangy-jibe/30554537/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=8 May 1956 |pages=27}}</ref>

Alou made his major league debut at the age of 23 on June 8, 1958. He went 2-for-3 while driving in a run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN195806080.shtml|title=Cincinnati Redlegs at San Francisco Giants Box Score, June 8, 1958}}</ref> He played sparingly in his first three seasons, playing 276 total games (with 199 hits) in his first three combined seasons (primarily in the outfield while spending a bit of time pinch-hitting); he walked 52 times while striking out 114	times. He played in 132 games for the 1961 squad and batted .289 while collecting 120 hits with eighteen home runs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1958|title = Felipe Alou 1958 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1959|title = Felipe Alou 1959 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1960|title = Felipe Alou 1960 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1961|title = Felipe Alou 1961 Batting Game Logs}}</ref>

Felipe was joined by his brothers, [[Matty Alou|Matty]] in 1960, and [[Jesús Alou|Jesús]] in 1963. All three formed the first and only all-brother outfield in MLB history in the last two innings of a 13&ndash;5 win over the [[1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] at [[Forbes Field]] on September 15, 1963. Felipe was the starting right fielder but first moved to left in the seventh inning when Jesús entered the game in right and then to center in the eighth when Matty was inserted in left.<ref>[https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/alou-brothers-formed-mlb-s-first-all-brother-outfield Alonso, Nathalie. "60 years ago, the Alous formed the first all-brother outfield," MLB.com, Friday, September 15, 2023.] Retrieved September 19, 2023.</ref>

1962 was his fifth season with the Giants. It would also be his first All-Star season along with the first time he would reach the postseason. He played 154 games while being named to the [[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962 All-Star Game]] (first game); he batted .316 while slugging 25 home runs with 98 [[run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1962|title = Felipe Alou 1962 Batting Game Logs}}</ref> The Giants won 101 games in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] to force a [[1962 National League tie-breaker series|tie-breaker series]] with the [[1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] (a best-of-three series counted as regular season games). In the ninth inning of the third game, the Giants trailed 4–2 with [[Ed Roebuck]] pitching. Matty Alou started the inning with a single, and Felipe later came to bat with two on base and one out. Alou would draw a walk on six pitches to load the bases. The next batter, [[Willie Mays]], lined a shot through the pitcher for a run, before [[Orlando Cepeda]] drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to tie the game; [[Jim Davenport]] would draw a walk with the bases loaded again to score Alou as the third of four runs scored by the Giants in the inning on their way to a 6–4 victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196210030.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score, October 3, 1962}}</ref> This meant the Giants had won their first NL pennant since [[1954 New York Giants season|1954]] and first since the move to [[San Francisco]]. Alou and his Giants were matched against the [[1962 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] (winners of the [[1961 World Series|last World Series]]).  In a seven-game series, he batted .269 (collecting seven hits). However, it was the play that he did not make that "haunted" him. In Game 7, the Giants were trailing 1–0 in the bottom of the ninth inning with a batter on. Alou was instructed to bunt against pitcher [[Ralph Terry]]. However, the bunt moved foul on the first base line. He then hit a foul ball on a called hit-and-run play before striking out. This proved key on the final out of the game, when [[Willie Mays]] hit a two-out double before [[Willie McCovey]] committed the last out with batters on third and second; Alou was quoted as stating “You have to be ready to bunt in a World Series. I was not ready. I drove in 98 runs. I hit 25 home runs [including 15 at Candlestick Park], and Candlestick was big. I saw the bunt sign, and I had my doubts."<ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 World Series - New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants (4-3) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1962_WS.shtml |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/10/30/failed-bunt-in-1962-world-series-still-haunts-felipe-alou/|title = Failed bunt in 1962 World Series still haunts Felipe Alou|date = October 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldenrankings.com/ultimategame1962.html|title=The Ultimate Game - 1962}}</ref>

Despite playing with a handful of Latino players (such as [[Orlando Cepeda]]) on the Giants, manager [[Alvin Dark]] did not allow them to speak Spanish in the clubhouse, which displeased Alou, who noted it decades later in his memoirs; the two became friends after Alou retired because of their shared Christian faith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/04/19/felipe-alou-autobiography-racism-giants-expos/33988043/|title = Felipe Alou's book tells more than game stories| website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-13 |title=Longtime player Alvin Dark dies at 92 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/11870868/long-player-manager-alvin-dark-dies-92 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> He also had a problem with what he felt was a lack of understanding that Major League Baseball had with its Latino players, stating “We have many friends in this country, our names are in the American papers, and we become well known to many Americans, but though we are in this country, we are not a part of this country. We are strangers.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a3506/giant-missteps/|title = Giant Missteps|date = April 2, 2018}}</ref>

He was traded to the Braves before the 1964 season with [[Ed Bailey]], [[Billy Hoeft]] and a [[player to be named later]] ([[Ernie Bowman]]) for [[Del Crandall]], [[Bob Hendley]] and [[Bob Shaw (baseball)|Bob Shaw]]. In 1966 Alou batted .327 with 31 home runs and led the league in runs (122), hits (218), at bats (666) and [[total bases]] (355); he finished second in the batting race to his brother Matty and fifth in National League MVP voting. In 1968  Alou batted .317 and leading the league in hits (210) and at bats (662); he made the All-Star team both years. While the Braves went to the [[1969 National League Championship Series]] after winning the NL West, Alou appeared just once, doing so as a pinch hitter in Game 3. Facing [[Nolan Ryan]], he lined out in the eighth inning for his last postseason appearance as a player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196910060.shtml|title=1969 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3, Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, October 6, 1969}}</ref>

After that season, the Braves traded Alou to the Athletics for [[Jim Nash (baseball)|Jim Nash]]. In April 1971, He was dealt from the Athletics to the Yankees for [[Rob Gardner (baseball)|Rob Gardner]] and [[Ron Klimkowski]] on April 9, 1971.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hrAzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4318,867671&dq=rob+gardner+oakland+a%27s&hl=en "A's Trade Felipe Alou To Yankees," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Saturday, April 10, 1971.] Retrieved October 25, 2020</ref>

He played in 131 games for the Yankees, batting .288 with 135 total hits and eight home runs. He played another two years with the Yankees (playing 120 games in 1972, 93 in 1973), ultimately hitting .271 with 289 combined hits in three years with the team. On September 6, 1973, he was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Yankees; he played nineteen games with the Expos, having ten hits. He was purchased by the Brewers from the Expos after the season. He played three games for the Brewers, striking out twice with no hits before being released on April 29.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1971|title = Felipe Alou 1971 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1972|title = Felipe Alou 1972 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1973|title = Felipe Alou 1973 Batting Game Logs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=aloufe01&t=b&year=1974|title = Felipe Alou 1974 Batting Game Logs}}</ref>

In 2,082 [[games played]] over eighteen seasons, Alou compiled a .286 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (2101-for-7339) with 985 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 359 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], 49 [[triple (baseball)|triples]], 206 [[home runs]], 852 [[Run batted in|RBI]], 423 [[base on balls]], .328 [[on-base percentage]] and .433 [[slugging percentage]]. His career [[fielding percentage]] was .986 at all three outfield positions and first base.

==Managing career==
===Overview===
[[File:Felipe Alou.jpg|thumb|Alou (right) as manager of the Giants in 2005.]]
After the end of his playing career, Alou joined the Montreal Expos organization in 1976, becoming a [[coach (baseball)|batting coach]] and a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] manager. The Giants offered him the manager's spot in 1985, but he remained with the Expos out of loyalty. On May 22, 1992, he was promoted from bench coach to field manager of the Expos, becoming the first Dominican-born manager in MLB history.<ref name="ExposGuide1996">{{cite book|author=Montreal Expos|author-link=Montreal Expos|title=Expos Media Guide 1996|year=1996}}</ref>

The team was developing a core of young talent during this period, including [[Larry Walker]], [[John Wetteland]], [[Delino DeShields]] and Alou's own son, Moisés. In 1994 the Expos had the best record in the major leagues until the mid-August [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] that ended up cancelling the entire postseason, thereby denying them a chance to get to their first [[World Series]], and ownership soon began dealing all their young talent to cut payroll. Alou was named the [[Manager of the Year Award|NL Manager of the Year]]. The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] tried to lure him away in 1998, but he declined to leave Montreal and eventually became the most successful manager in team history.

Despite Alou's popularity in Montreal, the Expos' lackluster record after 1994 eventually led to his dismissal by new owner [[Jeffrey Loria]], who replaced him with [[Jeff Torborg]] during the 2001 season. Several teams tried to lure him out of retirement, including the [[Boston Red Sox]], but he would not budge. He finally agreed to serve a single year as the bench coach for [[Detroit Tigers]] rookie manager [[Luis Pujols]] (2002). Prior to the 2003 season, Alou was named manager of the Giants, the team where he began his professional baseball career, replacing [[Dusty Baker]] who had left to manage the [[Chicago Cubs]]. In his first season in San Francisco, he won a hundred games and managed the Giants into the playoffs, but they fell to the [[Florida Marlins]] in the [[2003 National League Division Series|NL Division Series]] in 4 games; the Marlins went on to win their second World Series in seven years.

In 2005, the Giants signed Moisés Alou to a one-year contract with an option for the 2006 season, reuniting him professionally with his father after seven seasons apart. On July 3, 2006, Alou won his 1,000th game as a manager, winning against the [[Colorado Rockies]] 9–6.<ref name="v447">{{cite web | last=Schulman | first=Henry | title=No suds, but Alou gets win No. 1,000 | website=SFGATE | date=2006-07-04 | url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/No-suds-but-Alou-gets-win-No-1-000-2532160.php | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref> He retired as Giants' manager after the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061002&content_id=1695356&vkey=pr_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223127/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061002&content_id=1695356&vkey=pr_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |title=Felipe Alou's statement on not returning to manage the Giants |date=October 2, 2006 |publisher=San Francisco Giants}}</ref>  Since 2007, he has remained with the Giants organization as a special assistant to the general manager.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070105&content_id=1773813&vkey=pr_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220604/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070105&content_id=1773813&vkey=pr_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |title=Giants name Felipe Alou special assistant to the general manager |date=January 5, 2007 |publisher=San Francisco Giants}}</ref>

Alou managed the [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic national team]] at the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]]. He was hampered by the absence of several star players, such as [[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Adrián Beltré]], and [[Albert Pujols]], who either withdrew or were not given permission to join the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Future is now for the WBC |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jp-wbcfuture030609.html |access-date=12 October 2025 |agency=Yahoo Sports |date=6 March 2009}}</ref> The Dominican Republic saw a disappointing 1–2 run and was eliminated from the tournament by the [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Netherlands Sends Dominicans to an Improbable Exit in W.B.C. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/sports/baseball/11sanjuan.html |access-date=12 October 2025 |agency=The New York Times |date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

==Managerial record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1992 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1992}}
||125||{{WinLossPct|70|55}} || 2nd in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1993 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1993}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|94|68}} || 2nd in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1994 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1994}}
||114||{{WinLossPct|74|40}} || '''1st in NL East''' || colspan=4|''Postseason cancelled''
|-
![[1995 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1995}}
||144||{{WinLossPct|66|78}} || 5th in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1996 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1996}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|88|74}} || 2nd in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1997 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1997}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|78|84}} || 4th in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1998 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1998}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|65|97}} || 4th in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[1999 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|1999}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|68|94}} || 4th in NL East || – || – || – || – 
|-
![[2000 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|2000}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|67|95}} || 4th in NL East || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2001 Montreal Expos season|MTL]]||{{mlby|2001}}
||53||{{WinLossPct|21|32}} || (fired) || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|MTL total || 1,409 || {{WinLossPct|691|717}} || || – || – || – || –
|-style="background:#fdd;" !
![[2003 San Francisco Giants season|SF]]||{{mlby|2003}}
||161||{{WinLossPct|100|61}} || '''1st in NL West''' || {{WinLossPct|1|3}} || Lost [[2003 National League Division Series|NLDS]] ([[2003 Florida Marlins season|FLA]])
|-
![[2004 San Francisco Giants season|SF]]||{{mlby|2004}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|91|71}} || 2nd in NL West || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2005 San Francisco Giants season|SF]]||{{mlby|2005}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|75|87}} || 3rd in NL West || – || – || – || –
|-
![[2006 San Francisco Giants season|SF]]||{{mlby|2006}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|76|85}} || 3rd in NL  West || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|SF total || 646 || {{WinLossPct|342|304}} || || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web|title=Felipe Alou|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/aloufe01.shtml|website=Baseball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=May 21, 2025}}</ref> || 2,055 || {{WinLossPct|1,033|1,021}}|| ||{{WinLossPct|1|3}} ||
|}

==Personal life==
Alou has been married four times, three of which ended in divorce. He met Lucie in 1985 and they reside in Florida. He continues to work in baseball. Alou has eleven children: Maria Rojas Beltre, Felipe Rojas Beltre (who died in a swimming accident at the age of 15), José Rojas Beltre, [[Moisés Alou]], Christia Alou, Cheri Alou, Jennifer Alou, Felipe Rojas Brens, [[Luis Rojas (baseball)|Luis Rojas]], Valérie Alou, and Felipe Alou Jr.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janie |last=McCauley |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/05/04/alou-comes-full-circle/ca49f2e2-2e46-4c7b-ace4-10e7ab1f5911/ |title=Alou Comes Full Circle |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 4, 2003}}</ref>

In 2018, he released a memoir, titled ''Alou: My Baseball Journey'', which he cowrote with Peter Kerasotis.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tom |last=Owens |url=https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2020/06/16/felipe-alou-retraces-his-epic-baseball-journey-in-new-memoir/ |title=Felipe Alou retraces his epic baseball journey in new memoir |website=Baseball by the Letters |date=June 16, 2020}}</ref>

After the death of his brothers, he is the oldest living player out of the Alou family.

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball managerial wins and winning percentage leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic]]
* [[List of second-generation Major League Baseball players]]

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* {{SABR Baseball Biography Project|b79ab182}}

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