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)
View Orlando Cepeda's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	SFG		LAD	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
2	2	Apr 16	SFG		LAD	L,1-13	CG	51	9.0	7	1	2	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 17	SFG		LAD	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 18	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
5	5	Apr 19	SFG	@	LAD	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
6	6	Apr 20	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 22	SFG		STL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
8	8	Apr 23	SFG		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
9	9	Apr 24	SFG		STL	W,6-5	GS	34	6.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
10	10	Apr 25	SFG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 26	SFG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	2	1B
12	12	Apr 27	SFG		CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
13	13	Apr 29	SFG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
14	14	Apr 30	SFG		PHI	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	SFG		PHI	L,0-7	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
16	16	May 2	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
17	17	May 3	SFG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
18	18	May 4 (1)	SFG		PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
19	19	May 4 (2)	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
20	20	May 5	SFG		PIT	L,10-11	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
21	21	May 6	SFG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
22	22	May 7	SFG		PIT	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
23	23	May 9	SFG		LAD	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
24	24	May 10	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
25	25	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
26	26	May 13	SFG	@	LAD	W,16-9	CG	47	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
27	27	May 14	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
28	28	May 15	SFG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
29	29	May 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
30	30	May 17	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
31	31	May 18 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
32	32	May 18 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
33	33	May 20	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	34	May 21	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	35	May 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
36	36	May 23	SFG	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
37	37	May 24	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
38	38	May 25 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
39	39	May 25 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	6	2	1	9	2	1B
40	40	May 27	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
41	41	May 28	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
42	42	May 30 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	9	1	0	10	0	1B
43	44 (1)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	50	11.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	45	Jun 1	SFG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
45	46	Jun 3	SFG		MLN	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
46	47	Jun 4	SFG		MLN	L,9-10	CG	54	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
47	48	Jun 5	SFG		MLN	W,5-4	CG	51	12.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
48	49	Jun 6	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
49	50	Jun 7	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
50	51	Jun 8	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
51	52	Jun 9	SFG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
52	53	Jun 10	SFG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
53	54	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,6-14	CG	50	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
54	55	Jun 12	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
55	56	Jun 13	SFG		PHI	W,6-1	GS	9	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
56	57	Jun 14	SFG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
57	58	Jun 15	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
58	59	Jun 17	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
59	60	Jun 18	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	61	Jun 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
61	62	Jun 20	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	43	8.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	63	Jun 22 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	65	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
63	64	Jun 22 susp	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
64	65	Jun 23	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
65	66	Jun 24	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
66	67	Jun 25	SFG	@	MLN	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
67	68	Jun 26	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
68	69	Jun 27	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	5	3	0	8	0	1B
69	70	Jun 28	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
70	71	Jun 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	72	Jul 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
72	73	Jul 2	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
73	74	Jul 3	SFG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	2	12	2	1B
74	75	Jul 4 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
75	76	Jul 4 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
76	80 (3)	Jul 11	SFG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	51	12.0	20	2	0	22	0	1B
77	81	Jul 12	SFG		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
78	82	Jul 13	SFG		MLN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
79	83	Jul 14	SFG		MLN	L,3-12	CG	50	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
80	84	Jul 15	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
81	85	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
82	86	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
83	87	Jul 18	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
84	88	Jul 19	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
85	89	Jul 20	SFG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
86	90	Jul 23	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
87	91	Jul 25	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
88	92	Jul 26	SFG	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
89	93	Jul 27 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	52	13.2	11	3	0	14	0	1B
90	94	Jul 27 susp	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
91	95	Jul 28 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
92	96	Jul 28 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
93	97	Jul 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
94	98	Jul 30	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
95	99	Jul 31	SFG	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	49	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 1	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
97	101	Aug 2	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
98	102	Aug 3 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
99	103	Aug 3 (2)	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
100	104	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
101	105	Aug 5	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	48	9.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
102	106	Aug 6	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	107	Aug 7	SFG	@	STL	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
104	108	Aug 8	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
105	109	Aug 9	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
106	110	Aug 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
107	111	Aug 12	SFG		STL	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
108	112	Aug 13	SFG		STL	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
109	113	Aug 14	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
110	114	Aug 15	SFG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
111	115	Aug 16	SFG		CHC	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
112	116	Aug 17	SFG		CHC	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
113	117	Aug 19	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
114	118	Aug 20	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
115	119	Aug 21	SFG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
116	120	Aug 22	SFG		CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
117	122 (1)	Aug 24	SFG		MLN	L,5-8	CG	46	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
118	123	Aug 25	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
119	124	Aug 26	SFG		MLN	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
120	125	Aug 27	SFG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	20	0	1	21	1	1B
121	126	Aug 28	SFG		MLN	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
122	127	Aug 29	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
123	128	Aug 30 (1)	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	1	10	3	1B
124	129	Aug 30 (2)	SFG		LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
125	130	Aug 31	SFG		LAD	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	131	Sep 1 (1)	SFG		LAD	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
127	132	Sep 1 (2)	SFG		LAD	W,6-5	CG	68	16.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
128	133	Sep 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
129	134	Sep 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
130	135	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
131	136	Sep 6	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS	30	6.1	6	0	0	6	1	1B
132	139 (2)	Sep 9	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	6	0	1	7	2	1B
133	140	Sep 10	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	9.2	9	1	0	10	1	1B
134	141	Sep 12 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
135	142	Sep 12 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,19-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
136	143	Sep 13	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
137	144	Sep 14 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
138	145	Sep 14 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
139	146	Sep 16	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
140	147	Sep 19	SFG	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
141	148	Sep 20	SFG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
142	149	Sep 21	SFG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
143	150	Sep 23	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	7	1	0	8	2
144	151	Sep 24	SFG		CHC	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
145	152	Sep 26	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
146	153	Sep 27	SFG		STL	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
147	154	Sep 28	SFG		STL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
							147gm		1318.2	1322	97	16	1435	131