When new montreal expos owner jeff loria fired alou in 2001 after more than eight years at the helm and 25 years in the organization, nobody was angrier than lucie alou. Alou is deeply religious he speaks in parables, new york yankee pitcher john wetteland, a former expo, says and his four marriages seem incongruous. Felipe alou with his new book in the san francisco giants dugout recently at scottsdale stadium. 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. Bob costas bob costas 20170919the big, sprawling, international baseball life of felipe alou is a grand story all its own. My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Felipe alou, 102 boynton beach, fl background report at. So leading off is felipe alou, 60, the righteous one, the first nativetrained.
People ask how a man who likes to be home with his family gets married four times, alou said in 1995. We have 3 records for lucie alou ranging in age from 60 years old to 61 years old. He was the first dominican born and raised to make it to the major leagues, opening the door for scores of others. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. My baseball journey hardcover northshire bookstore. About valerie, she is a lawyer in a law firm in tampa.
Felipe rojas alou was born on may 12th, 1935 in san cristobal. Butaloubecomes much more than a baseball book in the hands of coauthor peter kerasotis. 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. Alous fourth marriage was to canadian lucie gagnon in 1985. 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 baseballand also the first to play in the world series.
Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. Was on felipe alous national league coaching staff for the 1995. Lucie gagnon in lake worth, florida view background. Felipe was 5 h ig s co l e nd ary u grades 9 12 felipe alou 10 santo domingo. Felipe alou played with willie mays and managed barry bonds. Lucie gagnon, age 61, boynton beach, fl 33437 view full report. In 1985, he married lucie gagnon, a frenchcanadian, and had two more children, valerie and felipe jr. By 1998, the couple had two children, valerie and felipe jr. In 1985, he married lucie gagnon, a frenchcanadian, and had two more.
My baseball journey with foreword and afterword dialogue by pedro martinez and bruce bochy. Felipe lives in florida now and continues to be an astute observer of the game. Alou, 59, is a rarity in modern baseball, a career man with strong ties to his team and his city. Felipe alou serves as the special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. Mets luis rojas managing was unavoidable felipe alou. Felipe and younger brothers matty and jesus made up an all alou outfield for the giants for several games in 1963. Alou s fourth marriage was to canadian lucie gagnon in 1985. He played a major league game in the same outfield with his two brothers, and then saw his son become a major league star in his own right. Felipe alou s typical morning the past four seasons is familiar to fantasy league managers. Hansen remained with the expos through the 1989 season. Felipe alou has a rich and vivid story to tell, and here it is. Felipe alou phone, address, background info whitepages. Those strong words come from his father felipe alou, in his first comments about rojas becoming mets manager at the age of 38. The first 40 paying customers will receive a book thats already been autographed by felipe alou, and then signed by kerasotis.
A keen judge of baseball talent, hansen signed on as an advance scout with the new york yankees in 1991 and later worked in that same capacity with the. Felipe alou considers himself lucky despite everything. Lucie gagnon 22 public records found instant checkmate. We have 22 records for lucie gagnon ranging in age from 50 years old to 85 years old. People ask how a man who likes to be home with his family gets. His next wife was a dominican named elsa brens, and with her, alou had felipe jose and luis emilio.
He also saw duty as the expos hitting coach under manager felipe alou. In 1,942 career games, alou had a batting average of. Felipe alou 1935 dominican baseball player source for information on alou. Moises is thrilled that he is yet another alou to play the position for this. Locations boynton beach, fl lake worth, fl west palm beach, fl. But his 27year association with the expos, as player, coach and manager, ended last week when the team. To the left, his daughter valerie, who has seen the light of day in laval, on the right, his wife, lucie gagnon and his son felipe jr.
Lucie has been found in 7 states including florida, new. Alou by felipe alou, 9781496201522, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Between 1930 and 1961, santo domingo was called trujillo city. Dear, we were unable to process your subscription renewal. Alou felipe alou, peter kerasotis bok 9781496201522. Felipe alou has many times repeated that he was a happy man when he was surrounded by members of his family.
View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for felipe alou. Felipe alou society for american baseball research. Possible related people for lucie alou include felipe alou, felipe rojas alou, jose israel alou, lucie gagnon alou, sharon monahan alou, and many others. In this extraordinary autobiography, alou tells of his real dream to become a doctor, and an improbable turn of events that led to the pro contract. Mets new skipper luis rojas comes from a family of baseball royalty as the son of former allstar player and manager of the year felipe alou and as the brother to former met and bigleague outfielder moises alou on thursday, i spoke to peter kerasotis, who coauthored felipe alou s book. Meet mlbs felipe alou and sports writer peter kerasotis. Jose alou israel, 56 boynton beach, fl has court or.
Gagnon is a french canadian artist who spent most of her life in a small village located in the vast james bay frontier of northern ontario. Growing up in a tiny shack in the dominican republic, felipe alou never dreamed he would be the first man born and raised in his country to play and manage in major league baseballand also the first to play in the world series. Felipe and his brothers and sisters went to elementary school in haina, kilometer 12 and they went to high school5 in santo domingo. My son luis rojas is ready and wont cheat the game rest assured mets fans, new manager luis rojas is a good man who will not cheat the game of baseball. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. My baseball journey chronicles the life of the dominican republics first baseball star. It was during that period of time that she explored and developed a passion for nature and her art. Lucie gagnon in lake worth, fl we found lucie gagnon in lake worth select lucie below based on age, prior locations, and family. Rojas has good lineagehes among 10 children of felipe alou hes a. The mets challenged students to read one book a week for six. Boynton beach fl, 33437, lake worth fl 33467, boynton beach fl 33426 possible relatives. The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book.
A gauche, sa fille valerie, qui a vu le jour a laval, a droite, son epouse lucie gagnon et son fils felipe jr. Since 2001, lucie has created her graphite pencil fine artworks from her among trees art studio. Lucie gagnon we found 20 results for lucie gagnon in california, connecticut, and 8 other states. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306.