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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 12	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 14	SFG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 15	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 16	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	SFG		CIN	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 19	SFG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 20	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF 1B
11	11	Apr 23 (2)	SFG		STL	L,4-7	GS	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
12	12	Apr 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 28	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 29	SFG	@	MLN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 30	SFG	@	MLN	W,14-4	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	May 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	May 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 9	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	7	4	0	11	1	1B
23	23	May 10	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 12	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
25	25	May 13	SFG		MLN	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 14	SFG		MLN	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 15	SFG		CHC	W,14-1	GS	28	7.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
28	28	May 16	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
29	29	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	30	May 19	SFG		LAD	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	31	May 20	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 21	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
33	33	May 22	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
34	34	May 23	SFG	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
35	35	May 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
36	36	May 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	37	May 27	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 28	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
39	39	May 29	SFG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	May 30 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 30 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	42	May 31	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	SFG		STL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	Jun 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	45	Jun 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	46	Jun 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	L,2-3	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	48	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	L,9-13	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 7	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	50	Jun 8	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	51	Jun 9	SFG		PIT	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
52	52	Jun 10	SFG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
53	53	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	54	Jun 12	SFG		LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	58 (3)	Jun 16	SFG		CHC	L,6-12	GS	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B LF
56	59	Jun 17	SFG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	60	Jun 18	SFG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
58	61	Jun 20	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
59	62	Jun 21	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	63	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	64	Jun 23	SFG	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	46	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
62	65	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	W,6-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	66	Jun 25 (1)	SFG	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	67	Jun 25 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
65	68	Jun 26	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	69	Jun 27	SFG	@	PHI	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
67	70	Jun 28	SFG	@	PHI	T,7-7	CG	66	15.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
68	71	Jun 29 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	72	Jun 29 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	73	Jun 30	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	37	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	74	Jul 1	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	75	Jul 2 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	76	Jul 2 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	37	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
74	77	Jul 4 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,19-3	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	78	Jul 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
76	79	Jul 5	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	80	Jul 6	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
78	81	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	82	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,7-9	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	83	Jul 9 (1)	SFG		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	84	Jul 9 (2)	SFG		STL	W,6-1	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
82	85	Jul 13	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	LF 1B
83	86	Jul 14	SFG		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
84	87	Jul 15	SFG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
85	88	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
86	89	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
87	90	Jul 19	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	10	1	0	11	0	1B
88	91	Jul 20	SFG	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
89	92	Jul 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
90	93	Jul 23 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
91	94	Jul 23 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
92	95	Jul 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,16-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
93	96	Jul 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
94	97	Jul 27	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
95	98	Jul 28 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	LF 1B
96	99	Jul 28 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	100	Jul 29	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
98	101	Jul 30	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	102	Aug 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
100	103	Aug 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	11	4	0	15	0	1B
101	104	Aug 4	SFG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
102	105	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
103	106	Aug 6	SFG		MLN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
104	107	Aug 8	SFG		CHC	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
105	108	Aug 9	SFG		CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
106	109	Aug 11	SFG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
107	110	Aug 12	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
108	111	Aug 13	SFG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
109	112	Aug 15	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
110	113	Aug 16	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
111	114	Aug 17	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
112	115	Aug 18	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GS	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
113	116	Aug 19	SFG		LAD	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	117	Aug 20	SFG		LAD	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	118	Aug 22 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	119	Aug 22 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	120	Aug 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,14-0	GS	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
118	121	Aug 24	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	122	Aug 25	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
120	123	Aug 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	124	Aug 27	SFG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
122	125	Aug 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-7	CG	57	12.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	126	Aug 30	SFG	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
124	127	Aug 31	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	128	Sep 1	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	60	14.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF 1B
126	129	Sep 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	130	Sep 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
128	131	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	132	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF 1B
130	133	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
131	134	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
132	135	Sep 9	SFG		LAD	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	136	Sep 10	SFG		LAD	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
134	137	Sep 11	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
135	138	Sep 12	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
136	139	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
137	140	Sep 14	SFG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
138	141	Sep 15	SFG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
139	142	Sep 16	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
140	143	Sep 17	SFG		CHC	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
141	144	Sep 18	SFG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
142	145	Sep 19	SFG		MLN	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
143	146	Sep 20	SFG		MLN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
144	147	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-0	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
145	148	Sep 23	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
146	149	Sep 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
147	150	Sep 25	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
148	151	Sep 27	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	44	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
149	152	Sep 28	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
150	153	Sep 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	22	4.2	2	2	0	4	1	1B
151	154	Oct 1 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
							162gm		1323.0	771	50	5	826	50