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Name Team Age
Shane Alou Retired (1971, Age 35) Died (1996, Age 60)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1958)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 10 years (16 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 5/12/1936
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (97.9 %) D  (19.5 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1960 BOS 52 179 26 56 13 2 3 30 12 33 3 1 3 .810 .352 .458 .313
1961 BOS 57 192 27 53 6 2 5 17 20 33 3 2 8 .751 .344 .406 .276
1962 BOS 123 442 79 128 19 4 14 62 36 79 12 10 6 .790 .344 .446 .290
1963 BOS-CIN 111 410 53 112 19 5 13 56 27 59 11 8 5 .757 .318 .439 .273
1964 CIN 103 336 41 90 13 4 9 39 39 54 8 14 3 .755 .345 .411 .268
1965 CIN 92 159 27 44 5 0 10 39 10 32 7 3 0 .817 .320 .497 .277
1966 CIN 102 206 38 57 8 3 4 28 27 29 13 11 2 .769 .366 .403 .277
1967 WAS 67 95 11 32 3 0 4 13 7 11 2 0 0 .877 .382 .495 .337
1968 WAS 85 158 26 39 12 2 5 22 10 26 2 0 1 .743 .300 .443 .247
1969 WAS 121 139 23 42 7 1 4 12 15 28 6 1 1 .823 .370 .453 .302
1970 WAS-SF 101 122 21 40 4 3 3 20 13 19 7 2 0 .882 .399 .484 .328
1971 SF 60 70 9 18 3 1 2 9 5 10 2 0 0 .730 .316 .414 .257
Total 1074 2508 381 711 112 27 76 347 221 413 76 52 29 .784 .343 .441 .283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Shane Alou has retired from the San Francisco Criminals
1970-06-19The San Francisco Criminals have acquired Shane Alou from the waiver wire.
1970-06-15The Washington Senators have promoted John Oldis to the major league team. The Washington Senators have designated Shane Alou for assignment.
1970-05-23Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1968-09-30Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1967-07-21Shane Alou of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1967-05-12The Washington Senators have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Marino Smith to the minors.
1967-04-05The Washington Senators have acquired Shane Alou from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01The Cincinnati Dictators have waived Shane Alou.
1966-09-02The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Shane Alou for assignment.
1965-04-23Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1964-08-25Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1963-09-07Shane Alou of the Cincinnati Dictators is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1963-05-30A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Dictators and the Boston Colonials. The Boston Colonials receive Darrell Knowles, Vada Pinson from the Cincinnati Dictators in exchange for Shane Alou, Jim Ley.
1961-07-28The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-07-28The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1961-07-21The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-06-11The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1961-05-08The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.
1961-05-07The Boston Colonials have promoted Hank Rice to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1960-08-03The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team. The Boston Colonials have sent Carl Johnstone to the minors.
1960-08-03The Boston Colonials have sent Shane Alou to the minors.
1960-07-10The Boston Colonials have promoted Shane Alou to the major league team.