Orlando Cepeda

Full Name: Orlando Manuel (Penne) Cepeda Primary Position: 1B Height/Weight: 6' 2"/210 First Game: April 15, 1958 Birthdate: September 17, 1937 Final Game: September 19, 1974 Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico MLB Experience: 17 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999

Biography

Orlando Cepeda (Orlando Manuel (Penne) Cepeda) was born on September 17, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .312 with 25 home runs and 96 RBI. Cepeda played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Orlando Cepeda's best season was 1961, when he slugged 46 home runs, hit for a .311 average and knocked in 142 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1958	SF	N	148	603	88	188	25	96	.312	.342	.512	38	4	29	84	3	0	15	7	18
1959	SF	N	151	605	92	192	27	105	.317	.355	.522	35	4	33	100	5	0	23	10	10
1960	SF	N	151	569	81	169	24	96	.297	.343	.497	36	3	34	91	8	0	15	9	11
1961	SF	N	152	585	105	182	46	142	.311	.362	.609	28	4	39	91	9	0	12	11	21
1962	SF	N	162	625	105	191	35	114	.306	.347	.518	26	1	37	97	6	1	10	8	16
1963	SF	N	156	579	100	183	34	97	.316	.366	.563	33	4	37	70	10	0	8	11	18
1964	SF	N	142	529	75	161	31	97	.304	.361	.539	27	2	43	83	8	0	9	7	13
1965	SF	N	33	34	1	6	1	5	.176	.225	.294	1	0	3	9	0	0	0	1	1
1966	STL	N	123	452	65	137	17	58	.303	.362	.469	24	0	34	68	13	1	9	10	12
1966	SF	N	19	49	5	14	3	15	.286	.352	.510	2	0	4	11	1	0	0	2	0
1966	TOT	N	142	501	70	151	20	73	.301	.361	.473	26	0	38	79	14	1	9	12	12
1967	STL	N	151	563	91	183	25	111	.325	.399	.524	37	0	62	75	12	0	11	23	16
1968	STL	N	157	600	71	149	16	73	.248	.306	.378	26	2	43	96	9	0	8	13	13
1969	ATL	N	154	573	74	147	22	88	.257	.325	.428	28	2	55	76	5	0	12	10	12
1970	ATL	N	148	567	87	173	34	111	.305	.365	.543	33	0	47	75	9	0	6	11	15
1971	ATL	N	71	250	31	69	14	44	.276	.330	.492	10	1	22	29	0	0	3	7	12
1972	OAK	A	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	ATL	N	28	84	6	25	4	9	.298	.352	.476	3	0	7	17	0	0	0	1	1
1972	Total		31	87	6	25	4	9	.287	.340	.460	3	0	7	17	0	0	0	1	1
1973	BOS	A	142	550	51	159	20	86	.289	.350	.444	25	0	50	81	3	2	0	13	24
1974	KC	A	33	107	3	23	1	18	.215	.282	.290	5	0	9	16	1	0	1	0	5
Total	NL		1946	7267	1077	2169	358	1261	.298	.351	.507	387	27	529	1072	98	2	141	141	189
Total	AL		178	660	54	182	21	104	.276	.337	.417	30	0	59	97	4	2	1	13	29
Total			2124	7927	1131	2351	379	1365	.297	.350	.499	417	27	588	1169	102	4	142	154	218

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1958	SF	N	1B	147	147	1318.2	1322	97	16	131	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1959	SF	N	LF	44	43	346.2	65	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1959	SF	N	OF	44	43	346.2	64	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1959	SF	N	1B	122	102	943.2	929	70	16	74	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1959	SF	N	3B	4	4	33	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625
1960	SF	N	OF	91	86	746	163	10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1960	SF	N	LF	91	86	746	162	10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1960	SF	N	1B	63	61	542	518	27	10	37	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1961	SF	N	1B	82	75	664.2	644	47	2	50	0	0	0	0	0	.997
1961	SF	N	RF	18	17	145.2	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.923
1961	SF	N	OF	80	76	658.1	130	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1961	SF	N	LF	63	59	512.2	104	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.991
1962	SF	N	LF	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	SF	N	1B	160	154	1367.2	1353	88	13	125	0	0	0	0	0	.991
1962	SF	N	RF	1	1	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1962	SF	N	OF	2	2	14	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1963	SF	N	1B	150	147	1300.2	1262	83	21	91	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1963	SF	N	LF	3	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1963	SF	N	OF	3	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	SF	N	1B	139	139	1232.2	1211	80	18	89	0	0	0	0	0	.986
1964	SF	N	LF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	SF	N	OF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	SF	N	1B	4	3	18.2	27	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	SF	N	LF	2	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	SF	N	OF	2	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	STL	N	1B	120	120	1071.1	1109	62	13	111	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1966	SF	N	OF	8	8	53	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1966	SF	N	LF	8	8	53	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1966	SF	N	1B	6	5	42	55	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	TOT	N	1B	126	125	1113.1	1164	63	13	116	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1967	STL	N	1B	151	150	1338	1304	90	10	103	0	0	0	0	0	.993
1968	STL	N	1B	154	154	1388.1	1362	90	17	109	0	0	0	0	0	.988
1969	ATL	N	1B	153	152	1313.2	1318	101	9	91	1	0	0	0	0	.994
1970	ATL	N	1B	148	147	1276	1288	112	12	100	0	0	0	0	0	.992
1971	ATL	N	1B	63	63	563	586	49	5	60	0	0	0	0	0	.992
1972	ATL	N	1B	22	21	176	171	13	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1973	BOS	A	DH	142	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	KC	A	DH	26	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	1684	1640	14557	14459	1012	162	1192	1	0	0	0	0	.990
Total			LF	213	199	1679.2	340	14	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	.975
Total			3B	4	4	33	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625
Total			OF	231	217	1833.1	368	15	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.970
Total			DH	168	167	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	19	18	153.2	26	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1955).
• Traded by San Francisco Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Sadecki (May 8, 1966).
• Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Joe Torre (March 17, 1969).
• Traded by Atlanta Braves to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Denny McLain (June 29, 1972).
• Released by Oakland Athletics (December 18, 1972).
• Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 18, 1973).
• Released by Boston Red Sox (March 26, 1974).
• Signed by Kansas City Royals (August 6, 1974).
• Released by Kansas City Royals (September 27, 1974).

Trivia

• 7 Time All-Star: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
• 1 Time World Series Champion: 1967 St. Louis Cardinals