Felipe Alou was born in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic. He is one of three children, all of whom played baseball in the Major Leagues.  Felipe, the oldest of the siblings, had a solid career as a baseball player and was only the second Latino player in the league(14).  In his best season, his brother, Matty, outplayed him to earn the batting title.  Although he was not always the best Latino player in the league, he was one of the most influential.  He spoke out for the rights of Latin American players, claiming that they were underpaid and mistreated.

After his career as a player, Felipe got a job as a minor league manager and in 1992 he made his way to the Montreal Expos to manage in the big leagues.  In just one year he managed his team to the best record in the league. Unfortunately, the season was cut short by a strike.  The following year he received the award for National League Manager of the Year(15).  After that particular season, his teams started to decline because of the poor attendance of their games and a lack of money.  He could no longer afford to pay the big name players that he was able to groom earlier in his managerial career.  This group of players included big names such as Larry Walker, Henry Rodriguez, and current Dominican great Pedro Martinez(16).  Felipe was a great ballplayer and even more successful as a coach.  He has managed more wins than any other Expos manager to date.