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Orlando Cepeda

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Full name Orlando Manuel (Pennes) Cepeda
Born September 17, 1937, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died June 28, 2024, Concord, California
Buried at Cementerio Municipal Viejo, Juncos, Puerto Rico
First Game: April 15, 1958; Final Game: September 19, 1974
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 210
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1999
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1967)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1967)
Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1958)
Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1958)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1959)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961 to 1962 and 1967)
Ejections as player: 1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (1), 1967 (1), 1968 (1), 1969 (1), 1970 (2), 1971 (1). Total: 11
SABR Biography

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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1958 SF N Daily Splits 148 603 88 188 38 4 25 96 29 7 84 3 0 9 0 10 18 15 11 .312 .342 .512 0.9 1958 SF N 1959 SF N Daily Splits 151 605 92 192 35 4 27 105 33 10 100 5 0 4 1 13 10 23 9 .317 .355 .522 1.2 1959 SF N 1960 SF N Daily Splits 151 569 81 169 36 3 24 96 34 9 91 8 0 4 0 13 11 15 6 .297 .343 .497 1.7 1960 SF N 1961 SF N Daily Splits 152 585 105 182 28 4 46 142 39 11 91 9 0 3 1 12 21 12 8 .311 .362 .609 3.2 1961 SF N 1962 SF N Daily Splits 162 625 105 191 26 1 35 114 37 8 97 6 1 7 1 13 16 10 4 .306 .347 .518 1.0 1962 SF N 1963 SF N Daily Splits 156 579 100 183 33 4 34 97 37 11 70 10 0 3 0 11 18 8 3 .316 .366 .563 3.2 1963 SF N 1964 SF N Daily Splits 142 529 75 161 27 2 31 97 43 7 83 8 0 7 1 15 13 9 4 .304 .361 .539 1.9 1964 SF N 1965 SF N Daily Splits 33 34 1 6 1 0 1 5 3 1 9 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .225 .294 -0.2 1965 SF N 1966 SF N Daily Splits 19 49 5 14 2 0 3 15 4 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .352 .510 -0.1 1966 SF N 1966 STL N Daily Splits 123 452 65 137 24 0 17 58 34 10 68 13 1 9 0 7 12 9 8 .303 .362 .469 0.7 1966 STL N 1966 TOT N 142 501 70 151 26 0 20 73 38 12 79 14 1 9 0 7 12 9 9 .301 .361 .473 0.6 1966 TOT N 1967 STL N Daily Splits 151 563 91 183 37 0 25 111 62 23 75 12 0 7 0 9 16 11 2 .325 .399 .524 4.6 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 157 600 71 149 26 2 16 73 43 13 96 9 0 4 0 9 13 8 6 .248 .306 .378 -1.2 1968 STL N 1969 ATL N Daily Splits 154 573 74 147 28 2 22 88 55 10 76 5 0 3 0 10 12 12 5 .257 .325 .428 -0.4 1969 ATL N 1970 ATL N Daily Splits 148 567 87 173 33 0 34 111 47 11 75 9 0 4 0 6 15 6 5 .305 .365 .543 1.7 1970 ATL N 1971 ATL N Daily Splits 71 250 31 69 10 1 14 44 22 7 29 0 0 4 0 2 12 3 6 .276 .330 .492 0.2 1971 ATL N 1972 ATL N Daily Splits 28 84 6 25 3 0 4 9 7 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .352 .476 0.1 1972 ATL N 1972 OAK A Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1972 OAK A 1972 Total 31 87 6 25 3 0 4 9 7 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 .340 .460 0.0 1972 Total 1973 BOS A Daily Splits 142 550 51 159 25 0 20 86 50 13 81 3 2 3 0 12 24 0 2 .289 .350 .444 0.7 1973 BOS A 1974 KC A Daily Splits 33 107 3 23 5 0 1 18 9 0 16 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 .215 .282 .290 -0.6 1974 KC A Total NL (15 Years) 1946 7267 1077 2169 387 27 358 1261 529 141 1072 98 2 71 4 130 189 141 78 .298 .351 .507 18.5 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 178 660 54 182 30 0 21 104 59 13 97 4 2 3 0 13 29 1 2 .276 .337 .417 0.0 Total AL Total (17 Years) Splits 2124 7927 1131 2351 417 27 379 1365 588 154 1169 102 4 74 4 143 218 142 80 .297 .350 .499 18.5 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1969 ATL N Daily Splits 3 11 2 5 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .455 .538 .909 1969 ATL N

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1962 SF N Daily Splits 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .158 .158 .211 1962 SF N 1967 STL N Daily Splits 7 29 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .103 .103 .172 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 7 28 2 7 0 0 2 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .300 .464 1968 STL N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 19 76 4 13 3 0 2 9 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .171 .192 .289 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1959 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 NL 1960 NL Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1960 NL 1961 NL Daily Splits 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 1961 NL 1962 NL Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 1962 NL 1964 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1964 NL 1967 NL Daily Splits 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 NL Total ( 6 Years) Splits 9 27 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .037 .103 .037 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1958 SF N Daily Splits 1B 147 147 144 1318.2 1322 97 16 131 0 .989 1959 SF N Daily Splits 1B 122 102 99 943.2 929 70 16 74 0 .984 1959 SF N LF 44 43 22 346.2 65 2 3 0 0 .957 1959 SF N OF 44 43 22 346.2 64 1 3 0 0 .956 44 0 0 1959 SF N 3B 4 4 2 33 2 3 3 0 0 .625 1960 SF N Daily Splits OF 91 86 77 746 163 10 3 3 0 .983 91 0 0 1960 SF N LF 91 86 77 746 162 10 3 3 0 .983 1960 SF N 1B 63 61 56 542 518 27 10 37 0 .982 1961 SF N Daily Splits 1B 82 75 70 664.2 644 47 2 50 0 .997 1961 SF N OF 80 76 58 658.1 130 4 3 0 0 .978 63 0 18 1961 SF N LF 63 59 45 512.2 104 2 1 0 0 .991 1961 SF N RF 18 17 13 145.2 23 1 2 0 0 .923 1962 SF N Daily Splits 1B 160 154 147 1366.2 1353 88 13 125 0 .991 1962 SF N OF 2 2 1 14 3 0 1 0 0 .750 1 0 1 1962 SF N LF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 SF N RF 1 1 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 .750 1963 SF N Daily Splits 1B 150 147 131 1300.2 1262 83 21 91 0 .985 1963 SF N LF 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 1963 SF N OF 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 1964 SF N Daily Splits 1B 139 139 127 1232.2 1211 80 18 89 0 .986 1964 SF N LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1964 SF N OF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1965 SF N Daily Splits 1B 4 3 0 18.2 27 2 0 1 0 1.000 1965 SF N LF 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1965 SF N OF 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 1966 SF N Daily Splits OF 8 8 3 53 7 0 2 0 0 .778 8 0 0 1966 SF N LF 8 8 3 53 7 0 2 0 0 .778 1966 SF N 1B 6 5 3 42 55 1 0 5 0 1.000 1966 STL N Daily Splits 1B 120 120 113 1071.1 1109 62 13 111 0 .989 1966 TOT N 1B 126 125 116 1113.1 1164 63 13 116 0 .990 1967 STL N Daily Splits 1B 151 150 145 1338 1304 90 10 103 0 .993 1968 STL N Daily Splits 1B 154 154 151 1388.1 1362 90 17 109 0 .988 1969 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 153 152 138 1313.2 1318 101 9 91 1 .994 1970 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 148 147 132 1276 1288 112 12 100 0 .992 1971 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 63 63 56 563 586 49 5 60 0 .992 1972 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 22 21 18 176 171 13 0 15 0 1.000 1973 BOS A Daily Splits DH 142 142 105 - 1974 KC A Daily Splits DH 26 25 21 - Total (15 Years) Splits 1B 1684 1640 1530 14556 14459 1012 162 1192 1 .990 Total ( 8 Years) OF 231 217 161 1833.1 368 15 12 3 0 .970 213 0 19 Total ( 8 Years) LF 213 199 147 1679.2 340 14 9 3 0 .975 Total ( 2 Years) DH 168 167 126 - Total ( 2 Years) RF 19 18 14 153.2 26 1 3 0 0 .900 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 4 4 2 33 2 3 3 0 0 .625 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1969 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 3 3 3 26 29 1 2 2 0 .938

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1962 SF N Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 44 39 4 0 6 0 1.000 1967 STL N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61 52 4 0 3 0 1.000 1968 STL N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 62 47 4 0 7 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits 1B 19 19 19 167 138 12 0 16 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1959 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1960 NL Daily Splits OF 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1960 NL LF 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 1961 NL Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 15 1 0 1 0 0 .500 2 0 0 1961 NL LF 2 2 1 15 1 0 1 0 0 .500 1962 NL Daily Splits 1B 2 2 0 9 4 2 0 1 0 1.000 1964 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 5 5 3 42 22 2 0 1 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) LF 4 2 1 22 1 0 1 0 0 .500 Total ( 2 Years) OF 4 2 1 22 1 0 1 0 0 .500 4 0 0 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

   Coaching Record

Year Team START END 1980 CHI A 4-10 10- 5 Total ( 1 Year )

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 4-24-1958 BOX SF N Augie Donatelli Call at 2B 6-13-1958 BOX SF N Jocko Conlan Call at 1B 7-19-1962 BOX SF N Mel Steiner Call at 1B 8-12-1962 BOX SF N Bill Jackowski Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 7-15-1966 BOX STL N John Kibler Call at 1B 8- 8-1967 BOX STL N Stan Landes Balls and strikes 7-26-1968(2) BOX STL N Bill Williams Balls and strikes 8-22-1969 BOX ATL N Andy Olsen Pitcher not coming to complete stop 4- 8-1970 BOX ATL N Mel Steiner Balls and strikes 6- 6-1970 BOX ATL N Frank Dezelan Balls and strikes 6- 7-1971 BOX ATL N Bob Engel Call at 1B

Transaction Information

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).

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