Matty Alou Way (Manhattan)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Isham Street and Seaman Avenue
Honoree: Matty Alou (1938-2011) was among the most successful and first Dominican Americans in Major League Baseball. He played for six major league baseball teams. He entered the big leagues at the end of the 1960 season with the Giants and was later traded to Pittsburgh. In 1963, as Giants, Matty Alou, with his brothers Jesus and Felipe, became the first three brothers to play in a major league game in the same outfield. In 1966, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he became the National League batting champion, hitting a .342. He was a .307 hitter with 31 home runs, 4271 runs batted in, 1,777 hits and 236 doubles in 15 major league seasons. (Rodriguez)
LL:2015/76