Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel Cepeda
Born: September 17, 1937
Ponce, P.R.
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Career: 1958-1974
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Minor League Statistics
Orlando Cepeda compiled a career batting average of .297 with 379 home runs and 1365 RBI in his 2124-game career with the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign. Cepeda was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 644 | 603 | 88 | 188 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 96 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 84 | .312 | .342 | .512 | .854 | 309 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 647 | 605 | 92 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 105 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 100 | .317 | .355 | .522 | .878 | 316 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 615 | 569 | 81 | 169 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 96 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 91 | .297 | .343 | .497 | .840 | 283 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 152 | 636 | 585 | 105 | 182 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 142 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 91 | .311 | .362 | .609 | .970 | 356 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 676 | 625 | 105 | 191 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 114 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 97 | .306 | .347 | .518 | .865 | 324 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 629 | 579 | 100 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 34 | 97 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 70 | .316 | .366 | .563 | .929 | 326 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 142 | 587 | 529 | 75 | 161 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 97 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 83 | .304 | .361 | .539 | .900 | 285 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .176 | .225 | .294 | .519 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 19 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .286 | .352 | .510 | .862 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 509 | 452 | 65 | 137 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 68 | .303 | .362 | .469 | .831 | 212 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 644 | 563 | 91 | 183 | 37 | 0 | 25 | 111 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 75 | .325 | .399 | .524 | .923 | 295 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 656 | 600 | 71 | 149 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 96 | .248 | .306 | .378 | .685 | 227 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 154 | 636 | 573 | 74 | 147 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 88 | 12 | 5 | 55 | 76 | .257 | .325 | .428 | .753 | 245 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 148 | 627 | 567 | 87 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 111 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 75 | .305 | .365 | .543 | .908 | 308 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 71 | 276 | 250 | 31 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 29 | .276 | .330 | .492 | .822 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 28 | 91 | 84 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .298 | .352 | .476 | .828 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 142 | 608 | 550 | 51 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 81 | .289 | .350 | .444 | .793 | 244 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 117 | 107 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .215 | .282 | .290 | .572 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2124 | 8695 | 7927 | 1131 | 2351 | 417 | 27 | 379 | 1365 | 142 | 80 | 588 | 1169 | .297 | .350 | .499 | .849 | 3959 | 218 | 102 | 4 | 74 | 154 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 147 | 147 | 1318.7 | 1322 | 97 | 16 | 131 | .989 | 9.685 | 9.653 |
| 1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 122 | 102 | 943.7 | 929 | 70 | 16 | 74 | .984 | 9.528 | 8.189 |
| 1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 44 | 43 | 346.7 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .956 | 1.688 | 1.477 |
| 1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1.364 | 1.250 |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 91 | 86 | 746.0 | 163 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .983 | 2.087 | 1.901 |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 63 | 61 | 542.0 | 518 | 27 | 10 | 37 | .982 | 9.050 | 8.651 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 81 | 75 | 664.7 | 644 | 47 | 2 | 50 | .997 | 9.357 | 8.531 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 80 | 76 | 658.3 | 130 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 1.832 | 1.675 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 160 | 154 | 1367.7 | 1353 | 88 | 13 | 125 | .991 | 9.483 | 9.006 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.929 | 1.500 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 150 | 147 | 1300.7 | 1262 | 83 | 21 | 91 | .985 | 9.307 | 8.967 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 139 | 139 | 1232.7 | 1211 | 80 | 18 | 89 | .986 | 9.426 | 9.288 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 4 | 3 | 18.7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.982 | 7.250 |
| 1965 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| 1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 120 | 120 | 1071.3 | 1109 | 62 | 13 | 111 | .989 | 9.837 | 9.758 |
| 1966 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 8 | 8 | 53.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.189 | .875 |
| 1966 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 9.333 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 151 | 150 | 1338.0 | 1304 | 90 | 10 | 103 | .993 | 9.377 | 9.232 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 154 | 154 | 1388.3 | 1362 | 90 | 17 | 109 | .988 | 9.413 | 9.429 |
| 1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 153 | 152 | 1313.7 | 1318 | 101 | 9 | 91 | .994 | 9.722 | 9.275 |
| 1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 148 | 147 | 1276.0 | 1288 | 112 | 12 | 100 | .992 | 9.875 | 9.459 |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 63 | 63 | 563.0 | 586 | 49 | 5 | 60 | .992 | 1.151 | 1.079 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 22 | 21 | 176.0 | 171 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 9.409 | 8.364 |
| Totals | 1918 | 1861 | 16423.3 | 14829 | 1030 | 177 | 1195 | .989 | 8.691 | 8.269 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .103 | .103 | .172 | .276 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .300 | .464 | .764 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .538 | .909 | 1.448 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 22 | 91 | 87 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .207 | .242 | .368 | .610 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.795 | 8.600 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.262 | 8.000 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 7.403 | 7.286 |
| 1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .938 | 1.385 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 22 | 22 | 193.0 | 167 | 13 | 2 | 18 | .989 | 8.394 | 8.182 |
Awards
1958 - NL Rookie of the Year
1961 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
1962 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
1967 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1967 - NL Most Valuable Player
1967 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
