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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Matty Alou Center Field
Retired (1973, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .679 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 993 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 09-06-1937
HR 80 Drafted Round 5, Pick 69
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(40 games)
RBI 450
SB 71
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (98.9%) LF A+ (96.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A- (77.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1958 CLE
76
278
27
71
8
1
7
38
29
 43 0 2
4
 1 7
.691
.324
.367
.112
.255
1959 CLE
62
187
16
50
9
1
2
19
17
 35 1 2
1
 1 3
.687
.329
.358
.091
.267
1960 CLE
53
189
14
38
3
0
5
27
19
 33 0 0
0
 2 3
.570
.274
.296
.095
.201
1961 CLE
65
211
30
57
8
3
5
24
18
 41 1 0
4
 3 3
.738
.330
.408
.137
.270
1962 CLE
77
294
35
78
11
2
4
33
29
 59 0 4
5
 1 2
.684
.327
.357
.092
.265
1963 CLE
34
95
9
17
2
1
0
6
6
 19 0 1
0
 1 2
.447
.225
.221
.042
.179
1964 CLE
89
325
46
81
15
3
8
35
40
 53 2 0
4
 4 6
.723
.335
.388
.138
.249
1965 CLE
107
392
57
109
15
0
11
59
43
 60 1 2
8
 2 9
.750
.349
.401
.122
.278
1966 CLE
74
177
11
32
4
1
1
11
17
 31 0 0
1
 1 8
.484
.253
.232
.051
.181
1967 CLE
98
363
46
100
27
2
5
39
39
 54 4 2
7
 6 5
.753
.350
.402
.127
.275
1968 CLE
73
257
36
71
5
4
3
31
19
 34 0 1
2
 1 2
.687
.325
.362
.086
.276
1969 CLE
36
122
16
28
7
0
3
21
9
 27 0 4
3
 2 1
.635
.274
.361
.131
.230
1970 STL
15
58
9
15
3
1
2
7
3
 7 0 0
2
 0 1
.743
.295
.448
.190
.259
1971 STL
144
497
56
117
18
2
11
45
39
 93 5 4
8
 4 5
.641
.295
.346
.111
.235
1972 STL
125
430
48
113
21
3
11
50
44
 71 0 0
20
 11 0
.734
.331
.402
.140
.263
1973 STL
28
93
14
16
4
0
2
5
6
 19 0 0
2
 3 3
.502
.222
.280
.108
.172
Total
1156
3968
470
993
160
24
80
450
377
 679 14 22
71
 43 60
.679
.316
.363
.113
.250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Matty Alou has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-07-18The St. Louis Red Birds have waived Matty Alou.
1973-07-13The St. Louis Red Birds have promoted Armando Taff to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated Greg Reed for assignment. The St. Louis Red Birds have designated Matty Alou for assignment.
1971-04-01The St. Louis Bells have renamed Jim Gleason to Matty Alou.
1970-08-14Jim Gleason of the St. Louis Bells is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1970-07-24Jim Gleason of the St. Louis Bells is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1970-07-09The St. Louis Bells have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team.
1970-07-09The St. Louis Bells have acquired Jim Gleason from the waiver wire.
1970-04-05The Cleveland INDIANS have waived Jim Gleason.
1970-04-01The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Tom Sinclair to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Jim Gleason for assignment.
1968-04-08Jim Gleason of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1967-07-09Jim Gleason of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1961-04-01The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Elmer Seitzer to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Pete Nichols to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Woodie Held to the minors.
1960-10-10The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Ray Bautista for assignment. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Jim Gleason to the minors.
1960-08-31The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Doug Niekro to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Woodie Held to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Nathan Ensminger for assignment. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Javier Tatum to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Red Sankey to the minors.
1960-06-11The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Javier Tatum to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Jim Gleason to the minors.
1959-06-23The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Tink Perkovich to the minors.
1959-05-01The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Bill Hill to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Jim Gleason to the minors.
1958-06-15The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Larry Doby for assignment.
1956-04-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland INDIANS and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (CLE) from the Cleveland INDIANS in exchange for Jim Gleason.