Jesús Alou, who made MLB history with his brothers when all three played in the same outfield, has passed away at 80. The three Alou brothers, Felipe, Matty and Jesús, played together with the Giants in 1963 and shared the same outfield.

Jesús Alou, who, along with his brothers, Felipe and Matty, made MLB history with the San Francisco Giants in 1963 and won a pair of World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics in 1973 and 1974, has passed away.

Alou’s MLB career spanned the better part of two decades, lasting from 1963-1979. In that time, he played with four teams — the Giants, Houston Astros, A’s, and New York Mets.

MLB Insider Héctor Gómez was one of many to report the news. Alou was 80.

Both the Giants and A’s paid tribute to Alou. The Boston Red Sox — who Alou worked for in 2002 as director of Dominican operations — did as well.

Fans and others in the baseball world paid their condolences, as well.

Indeed, Jesús shared the outfield with his two older brothers on September 15, 1963, when the Giants took on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Felipe, the eldest of the three, started the game, batting lead-off for the Giants. Jesús and Matty came in later, replacing Willie McCovey and Willie Mays, respectively. The three made up the outfield for the final two innings of San Francisco’s 13-5 win, with Matty playing left field, Felipe in center and Jesús in right.

On September 10 of that year, Jesús made his Major League debut, pinch-hitting in the eighth inning of a game against the Mets. All three Alou brothers batted that inning in order, with Jesús and Felipe grounding out, and Matty striking out between them.

Alou went to the Astros for the 1969 season and remained there until the 1973 season. In July of that year, he was traded to Oakland and helped the A’s win the World Series that year and the following season. After one season with the Mets in 1975, he went to the Mexican League. He returned to MLB in 1978, playing two seasons with the Astros before retiring.

[Héctor Gómez]

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