Matty Alou
1960–1974 · bats L / throws L · NLS, New York Yankees, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,667G
.307AVG
.345OBP
.381SLG
More career statistics
1,777H
31HR
427RBI
156SB
2.0IP
3K
0.00ERA
0GS
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 377 | 374 |
| Batting · Runs | 780 | 781 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,667 | 6,220 | 5,789 | 780 | 1,777 | 236 | 50 | 31 | 427 | 311 | 377 | 156 | 80 | 36 | 29 | 2,206 | .307 | .345 | .381 | .726 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.000 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1969-05-25 to 1969-06-15
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1970-08-22 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1970-08-26 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1970-08-19 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 838 | 3147 | 905 | 21 | 233 | 162 | 178 | .309 | .339 | .386 |
| Away | 829 | 3073 | 872 | 10 | 194 | 149 | 196 | .305 | .332 | .376 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 182 | 673 | 185 | 3 | 57 | 42 | 41 | .303 | .337 | .401 |
| May | 321 | 1138 | 313 | 5 | 68 | 54 | 74 | .295 | .322 | .374 |
| June | 284 | 1073 | 312 | 6 | 70 | 51 | 70 | .309 | .338 | .374 |
| July | 306 | 1163 | 327 | 4 | 72 | 56 | 58 | .302 | .329 | .373 |
| August | 288 | 1093 | 312 | 6 | 67 | 54 | 71 | .306 | .335 | .367 |
| September | 265 | 1015 | 308 | 7 | 92 | 54 | 56 | .328 | .357 | .412 |
| October | 21 | 65 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .354 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 175 | 653 | 181 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 45 | .298 | .326 | .391 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 172 | 653 | 182 | 2 | 56 | 32 | 37 | .300 | .328 | .368 |
| new-york-mets | 159 | 558 | 171 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 31 | .333 | .364 | .402 |
| cincinnati-reds | 150 | 526 | 137 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 34 | .285 | .321 | .367 |
| houston-astros | 146 | 557 | 182 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 36 | .349 | .373 | .451 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 138 | 499 | 133 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 31 | .286 | .315 | .323 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 125 | 443 | 119 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 19 | .283 | .309 | .335 |
| atlanta-braves | 101 | 419 | 132 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 23 | .334 | .351 | .415 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  San Francisco Giants | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 81 | 200 | 62 | 6 | 24 | 3 | .310 | – | – |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 78 | 195 | 57 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 63 | 76 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .145 | – | – |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 110 | 250 | 66 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .264 | – | – |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 117 | 324 | 75 | 2 | 18 | 10 | .231 | 2 | 3 |
| 1966 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 535 | 183 | 2 | 27 | 23 | .342 | – | – |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 550 | 186 | 2 | 28 | 16 | .338 | – | – |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 558 | 185 | – | 52 | 18 | .332 | – | – |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 162 | 698 | 231 | 1 | 48 | 22 | .331 | – | – |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 677 | 201 | 1 | 47 | 19 | .297 | – | – |
| 1971 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 609 | 192 | 7 | 74 | 19 | .315 | – | – |
| 1972 | Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 525 | 161 | 4 | 47 | 13 | .307 | – | – |
| 1973 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 508 | 150 | 2 | 29 | 5 | .295 | – | – |
| 1974 |  San Diego Padres | 48 | 81 | 16 | – | 3 | – | .198 | – | – |