Felipe was the best of three brothers that all played in the majors at the same time. Felipe alou society for american baseball research. The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book. If you dont know much about felipe alou, this book will convince you that he is as. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Traded by the oakland athletics to the new york yankees for rob gardner and ron klimkowski. Felipe was embarrassed by the behavior of his brothers in the united states.
Book chronicles felipe alous rise from poverty, past. The low unique word count and high frequency factor the number of times core structures are embedded in the text in the comprehensionbased reader, felipe alou. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the felipe alou page and 1 help support the baseball. 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. Major league baseball s greatest players and managers, felipe alou. Under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Sometimes you meet somebody youve heard about your whole life and looked up to from a distance, and youre disappointed. Alou began his professional career in lake charles, louisiana, helping to. New vocabulary is embedded within countless cognates words that are similar in two languages. Growing up in a tiny shack in the dominican republic, felipe alou never dreamed he would be the first man to go from his country to play and manage in major league baseball and also the first to play in the world series. Felipe was pressured to change his name to matty to sound more american.
Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. The family name in the dominican republic is the paternal family name of rojas, but felipe alou and his brothers became known by the name alou when the giants scout who signed felipe mistakenly thought his matronym alou was his. Felipe alou in english spanishenglish dictionary glosbe. Threetime allstar outfielder who played for 17 seasons before becoming a manager. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using just 150 highfrequency words in spanish. Baseball legend and longtime palm beach county resident felipe alou releases his new autobiography, alou. Felipe alou played with willie mays and managed barry bonds. I blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. 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.
Students add details in spanish or english after reading the chapter or as. He played with hall of fame outfielder willie mays for the first six years of his career. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. In this extraordinary autobiography, alou tells of his. Major league baseballs greatest players and man agers, felipe alou. Thanks to rory costello for his help, especially for his straightening out my understanding of felipe rojas alous name. Felipe alou was a pioneer for baseball and the latin players. Felipe alou shares baseball story in new book youtube.
Learn felipe alou with free interactive flashcards. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first. He works with bobby evans on special assignments, including evaluations and recommendations on players at the major league and minor league levels. To meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball. Choose from 500 different sets of felipe alou flashcards on quizlet. One of the most successful dominican republic players in the mlb baseball dominicano. These days, at 82, felipe is a special assistant to the gm for the giants. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. As fate would have it, family financial troubles forced. Bloom i have been a baseball writer since 1976, a national baseball hall of fame voter since 1992, and a.
Bruce bochy is a former major league baseball player who managed the. The rojas family, more commonly known in englishspeaking america by their matronym, alou, is a prominent major league baseball family from the dominican republic. A teacher recently asked me for advice on using the felipe alou novel after. Some staining to the head of the pages and at the face edges, and in a minor way on the back cover. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Although the book does focus on felipe alous baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. Felipe alou opens 1954 baseball cards video yahoo sports. Baseball legend felipe alou, longtime palm beach county. Very few men have left a greater mark on baseball than felipe rojas alou. Selected off waivers by the montreal expos from the new york yankees. Felipe alou translation in spanishenglish dictionary. Felipe was the first black player in major league baseball felipe was the first black manager in major league baseball felipe refused to speak english in the united states mad gab student edit 701 terms. Today, the dominican republic produces more major league players than any country outside the united states.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. The family name in the dominican republic is the paternal family name of rojas, but felipe alou and his brothers became known by the name alou when the giants scout who signed felipe mistakenly thought his matronym alou was his surname. Major league baseballs greatest players and managers, felipe alou. It was hardly an ideal situation for a black dominican who spoke no english. Felipe is a very tough guy in baseball, he said, tougher than all of us. The entire playing career for felipe alou is displayed above.
My eternal gratitude and thanks to felipe alou for. From the valleys to the mountains, make this an ideal read for advanced beginning english students. Reviews, discussions, exclusive content, promotions and more. Threetime allstar felipe alou joins the mad dog on high heat and discusses his noteworthy experiences during his 17 mlb seasons. Felipe alou mlb player profile page from whatifsports. My baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis march 28, 2018. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. It includes all of my supplemental activities for the novel, possible film studies, baseball tv commercials, kahoot games, links to other activities, and the essential.
You dont need to just be a fan of the giants or the expos. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Introducing the novel felipe alou mis clases locas. Book has creasing to the covers, near the spine, and along the spine. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson. Felipe hit a home run to win in game 7 to the world series in 1968. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. My life and baseball by alou, felipe and a great selection of related books.
The official page forfelipe alou, my baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he beat. Felipe alous tale worthy of a book ann killion march 28, 2018 updated. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. 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. Traded by the atlanta braves to the oakland athletics for jim nash. Narrative nonfiction level 1, beginner glossary in 1955, during the height of the civil rights movement, felipe rojas alou came to the u. Felipe alou felipe rojas alou was 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. Baseball hall of famer felipe alou shares his life story in a new autobiography. Legendary major league baseball player and manger felipe alou teamed up with longtime sports writer peter kerasotis to write this fabulous biography by the same name. Felipe alou page at the bullpen wiki are you a stathead. His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. I cant think of anyone i respect in the game any more than felipe alou. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis, pedro martinez.
The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of highfrequency words in english. A threetime allstar selection, he led the league in hits twice and in runs scored once. I would only recommend using this book with students who speak spanish unless you teach advancedlevel students. My baseball journey, written with author peter kerasotis, details a journey that lifted him from poverty, past racism and into. If you are a baseball fan, there is a lot here to keep the reader interested. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish and spanish classroom.
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