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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	SFG		STL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 13	SFG		STL	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 14	SFG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
4	4	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
5	5	Apr 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	59	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 19	SFG		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 20	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 22	SFG	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 23	SFG	@	CHC	W,18-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 24	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 25	SFG	@	STL	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 26	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-5	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17 (3)	May 4	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
15	18	May 5	SFG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	19	May 6	SFG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	20	May 7	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	21	May 8	SFG		PIT	W,13-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	22	May 10	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	23	May 11	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	24	May 12	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	25	May 13	SFG		LAD	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	26	May 14	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	27	May 15	SFG		LAD	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
25	28	May 16	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
26	29	May 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	30	May 18	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	31	May 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	50	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	32	May 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
30	33	May 22	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	34	May 24	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	35	May 25	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	36	May 26	SFG	@	PHI	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	37	May 27	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	38	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	39	May 29	SFG	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	40	May 30 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
38	41	May 30 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
39	42	May 31	SFG		CHC	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	43	Jun 1	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	44	Jun 2	SFG		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	45	Jun 3	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	46	Jun 4	SFG		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	47	Jun 5	SFG		STL	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	49 (1)	Jun 8	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	50	Jun 9	SFG		CIN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	51	Jun 10	SFG		MLN	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	52	Jun 11	SFG		MLN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	53	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	W,16-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	54	Jun 13	SFG		MLN	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	55	Jun 14	SFG		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	56	Jun 15	SFG		PIT	L,6-14	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	57	Jun 16	SFG		PIT	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	58	Jun 17	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
55	59	Jun 18	SFG		PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
56	60	Jun 19	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
57	61	Jun 21 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-9	GS	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B LF
58	62	Jun 21 (2)	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	44	11.1	13	1	0	14	1	1B LF
59	63	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	64	Jun 23	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	65	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	66	Jun 25	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	67	Jun 26	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	68	Jun 28	SFG	@	PIT	T,7-7	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
65	69	Jun 30 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,11-0	GS	22	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	70	Jun 30 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	71	Jul 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	72	Jul 3	SFG	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
69	73	Jul 4 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
70	74	Jul 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	T,1-1	GS	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	75	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
72	76	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	77	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	78	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
75	79	Jul 9	SFG		CHC	L,6-7	CG	52	12.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
76	80	Jul 10	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	GS	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	LF 1B
77	81	Jul 15	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
78	82	Jul 16	SFG		LAD	L,1-6	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	84 (1)	Jul 19	SFG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
80	85	Jul 20	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
81	86	Jul 21	SFG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
82	87	Jul 22	SFG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
83	88	Jul 23	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
84	91 (2)	Jul 27	SFG		MLN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	92	Jul 28	SFG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	93	Jul 29	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	94	Jul 30	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	95	Jul 31	SFG		CIN	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	96	Aug 2 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF
90	97	Aug 2 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	99 (1)	Aug 4	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
92	100	Aug 5	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	101	Aug 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS	47	9.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B LF
94	102	Aug 7 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B LF
95	103	Aug 7 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
96	104	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	105	Aug 10	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	106	Aug 11	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	107	Aug 12	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
100	108	Aug 13	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
101	109	Aug 14	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
102	110	Aug 15	SFG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
103	111	Aug 16	SFG	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
104	112	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
105	113	Aug 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
106	114	Aug 20	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
107	115	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
108	116	Aug 21 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
109	117	Aug 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
110	118	Aug 23	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
111	119	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	48	13.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
112	120	Aug 25	SFG		CIN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
113	121	Aug 26	SFG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
114	122	Aug 27	SFG		MLN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
115	123	Aug 28	SFG		MLN	W,15-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
116	124	Aug 29	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
117	125	Aug 30	SFG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
118	126	Aug 31	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	127	Sep 1	SFG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
120	128	Sep 2	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
121	129	Sep 3	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	130	Sep 4	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	131	Sep 5 (1)	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
124	132	Sep 5 (2)	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
125	133	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
126	134	Sep 7	SFG	@	MLN	L,5-6	GS	47	10.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B LF
127	135	Sep 8	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
128	136	Sep 9 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	137	Sep 9 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	138	Sep 11 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	139	Sep 11 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
132	140	Sep 12	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	141	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	142	Sep 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
135	144 (1)	Sep 16	SFG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
136	145	Sep 17	SFG	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
137	146	Sep 18	SFG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
138	147	Sep 19 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
139	148	Sep 19 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	27	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
140	149	Sep 20	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
141	150	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,13-9	CG	45	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
142	151	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
143	152	Sep 27	SFG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
144	153	Sep 28	SFG		CHC	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
145	154	Sep 30	SFG		STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
146	155	Oct 1	SFG		STL	W,7-2	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
147	156	Oct 2	SFG		STL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							154gm		1288.0	680	37	13	730	40