Alberto Lois

Alberto Lois
Alberto Lois
	Pinch runner/Outfielder
	Born: May 6, 1956; Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 8, 1978, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1979, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Games played	14
At bats	4
Hits	1
Batting average	.250
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1979);

Alberto Lois (born May 6, 1956), is a former Major League Baseball player. Lois played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1978 and 1979. He was used primarily as a pinch runner, but was also an outfielder.

On January 5, 1980, Lois sustained serious injuries in a vehicular accident in the Dominican Republic when the truck he was driving collided with a train that was parked, unlit, in the middle of a grade crossing.^[1] Six of the nine people in the truck were killed.^[1] Lois was thrown from the vehicle; he was unconscious for six days, and damage to his right eye ended his career in professional baseball.^[1]

Personal life

Lois is of Haitian descent.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Gedda, George. "Dominican Connection: Talent from the Tropics Changes Face of National Pastime". Strategic Book Publishing, 2009, p. 117. ISBN 1606930230
↑ Briceño, Pedro G., ed. (15 April 2007). "Muchos peloteros profesionales son de pura ascendencia haitiana". Listin Diario. Retrieved 24 May 2017. (in Spanish)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[gedda-1] 1 2 3 Gedda, George. "Dominican Connection: Talent from the Tropics Changes Face of National Pastime". Strategic Book Publishing, 2009, p. 117. ISBN 1606930230

[2] Briceño, Pedro G., ed. (15 April 2007). "Muchos peloteros profesionales son de pura ascendencia haitiana". Listin Diario. Retrieved 24 May 2017. (in Spanish)