Orlando Cepeda

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: September 17, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 20-210d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1974 (Age 37-002d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Orlando Manuel Cepeda

Nicknames: Cha Cha or Baby Bull

Pronunciation: \suh-PAY-duh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.1

7927

2351

379

.297

1131

RBI

1365

142

OBP

.350

SLG

.499

OPS

.849

OPS+

133

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-13 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1962	WS g1	Oct 4	SFG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.39	-0.182	72.57	-5.51%	-1.65	1B
2	1962	WS g3	Oct 7	SFG	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.25	-0.076	78.18	-2.60%	-0.98	1B
3	1962	WS g4	Oct 8	SFG	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.51	-0.063	33.02	-2.64%	-0.79	1B
4	1962	WS g6	Oct 15	SFG		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.188	.250	.438	5	.87	0.125	78.55	6.21%	1.60	1B
5	1962	WS g7	Oct 16	SFG		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	5	1.57	-0.125	261.11	-13.22%	-0.68	1B
1967 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1967	WS g1	Oct 4	STL	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.38	-0.193	71.97	-6.13%	-1.78	1B
7	1967	WS g2	Oct 5	STL	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.11	-0.085	56.92	-2.43%	-0.63	1B
8	1967	WS g3	Oct 7	STL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	4	.37	0.010	23.36	0.35%	0.55	1B
9	1967	WS g4	Oct 8	STL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	4	.31	0.020	19.88	0.73%	0.30	1B
10	1967	WS g5	Oct 9	STL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.211	.316	4	1.10	-0.103	52.42	-3.09%	-0.68	1B
11	1967	WS g6	Oct 11	STL	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.208	.333	4	1.08	-0.099	96.46	-5.29%	-0.85	1B
12	1967	WS g7	Oct 12	STL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.172	.276	4	.41	-0.056	68.67	-5.69%	-1.63	1B
1968 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1968	WS g1	Oct 2	STL		DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.78	-0.069	40.88	-2.02%	-0.86	1B
14	1968	WS g2	Oct 3	STL		DET	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.04	-0.019	55.18	-0.42%	0.76	1B
15	1968	WS g3	Oct 5	STL	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	4	1.53	-0.050	95.95	-1.25%	0.27	1B
16	1968	WS g4	Oct 6	STL	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.278	.412	.690	4	.33	-0.041	20.27	-1.63%	-0.77	1B
17	1968	WS g5	Oct 7	STL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.524	.797	4	1.05	0.086	37.70	2.10%	0.99	1B
18	1968	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		DET	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.520	.828	4	.24	0.043	18.78	2.14%	0.52	1B
19	1968	WS g7	Oct 10	STL		DET	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.464	.764	4	.74	-0.031	123.34	-3.24%	-0.32	1B
1969 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1969	NLCS g1	Oct 4	ATL		NYM	L,5-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	5	.91	0.032	28.49	0.73%	-0.30	1B
21	1969	NLCS g2	Oct 5	ATL		NYM	L,6-11	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	5	.39	0.005	11.31	0.11%	0.72	1B
22	1969	NLCS g3	Oct 6	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	.909	1.448	5	1.07	0.281	19.30	3.04%	1.91	1B
									91	87	6	18	5	0	3	12	3	1	13	1	0	0		2	1	2	.207	.242	.368	.610

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