Felipe Alou
Object Details
- Description
- Felipe Alou was one of many players featured on collectible coins made by Topps and included in packs of baseball cards.
- Alou was an outfielder for many teams throughout his career, including the San Francisco Giants (1958-63,) Atlanta Braves (1964-69,) Oakland Athletics (1970-71,) New York Yankees (1971-73,) Montreal Expos (1973) and Milwaukee Brewers (1974).
- A three-time All-Star, Alou led the league in hits in 1966 and 1968.
- After his retirement, Alou was became Major League Baseball's first Dominican-born manager, leading the Expos from 1992 to 2003 and the Giants from 2003 to 2006, winning the National League Manager of the Year award in 1994.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1964
- ID Number
- 1996.0213.023
- accession number
- 1996.0213
- catalog number
- 1996.0213.023
- referenced
- San Francisco Giants
- depicted (sitter)
- Alou, Felipe
- maker
- Topps Company, Inc.
- Object Name
- cap, bottle
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1348315
