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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	SFG		MLN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	3	1B
2	2	Apr 15	SFG		MLN	W,10-8	GS	14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
3	3	Apr 16	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
4	5 (1)	Apr 18	SFG		STL	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
5	9 (3)	Apr 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,15-5	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
6	10	Apr 25	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20 (9)	May 9	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
8	24 (3)	May 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	25	May 14	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
10	26	May 15	SFG		NYM	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
11	27	May 16	SFG		NYM	W,6-4	CG	59	15.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
12	28	May 17 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
13	29	May 17 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
14	30	May 18	SFG		NYM	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
15	31	May 19	SFG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
16	32	May 20	SFG		PHI	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	33	May 21	SFG		PHI	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
18	34	May 22	SFG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
19	35	May 23	SFG		PIT	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
20	36	May 24 (1)	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
21	37	May 24 (2)	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
22	38	May 27	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
23	39	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
24	40	May 29	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	41	May 30	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
26	42	May 31 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
27	43	May 31 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	91	23.0	16	2	1	19	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	45 (1)	Jun 3	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	46	Jun 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
30	47	Jun 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	46	11.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
31	48	Jun 6	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	49	Jun 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
33	50	Jun 9	SFG		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
34	51	Jun 10 (1)	SFG		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
35	52	Jun 10 (2)	SFG		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
36	53	Jun 11	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
37	54	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
38	55	Jun 13	SFG		MLN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
39	56	Jun 14	SFG		CIN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	1	16	2	1B
40	57	Jun 15	SFG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
41	58	Jun 16	SFG		CIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
42	59	Jun 17	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
43	60	Jun 18	SFG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
44	61	Jun 19	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B LF
45	62	Jun 20	SFG	@	STL	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
46	63	Jun 21	SFG	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
47	64	Jun 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
48	65	Jun 23 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
49	66	Jun 23 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
50	67	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
51	68	Jun 25	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	69	Jun 26	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
53	70	Jun 27	SFG		LAD	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
54	71	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	9	0	2	11	3	1B
55	72	Jun 29	SFG		NYM	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
56	73	Jun 30	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	74	Jul 1	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
58	75	Jul 2	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
59	76	Jul 3	SFG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
60	77	Jul 4	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	43	11.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
61	78	Jul 5	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	10	3	2	15	1	1B
62	79	Jul 8 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
63	80	Jul 8 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
64	81	Jul 9	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
65	82	Jul 10	SFG	@	CHC	W,10-3	GS	21	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
66	83	Jul 11	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
67	84	Jul 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	11	1	0	12	2	1B
68	85	Jul 13	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
69	86	Jul 14	SFG	@	MLN	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
70	87	Jul 15	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
71	88	Jul 16	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
72	89	Jul 17	SFG		HOU	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
73	91 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
74	92	Jul 19 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
75	93	Jul 20	SFG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
76	94	Jul 21	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
77	95	Jul 22	SFG		CHC	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
78	96	Jul 23	SFG		CHC	L,4-13	GS	37	7.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
79	97	Jul 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
80	98	Jul 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
81	99	Jul 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
82	100	Jul 28	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
83	101	Jul 29	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	20	5.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	105 (3)	Aug 2	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
85	106	Aug 3	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	9	1	0	10	1	1B
86	107	Aug 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	58	14.0	14	1	1	16	1	1B
87	108	Aug 5	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
88	109	Aug 7	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
89	110	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
90	111	Aug 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
91	112	Aug 10	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
92	113	Aug 11	SFG	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
93	114	Aug 12	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
94	115	Aug 14	SFG		MLN	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
95	116	Aug 15	SFG		MLN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
96	117	Aug 16 (1)	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	118	Aug 16 (2)	SFG		MLN	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	10	0	2	12	3	1B
98	119	Aug 18	SFG		CIN	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
99	120	Aug 19	SFG		CIN	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
100	121	Aug 20	SFG		CIN	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
101	122	Aug 21	SFG		STL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
102	123	Aug 22	SFG		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
103	124	Aug 23	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
104	125	Aug 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
105	126	Aug 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
106	127	Aug 26	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
107	128	Aug 27	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-13	GS	36	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
108	129	Aug 28	SFG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	130	Aug 29	SFG	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
110	131	Aug 30 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,13-10	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
111	132	Aug 30 (2)	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	133	Sep 1	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
113	134	Sep 2	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
114	135	Sep 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
115	136	Sep 4	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
116	137	Sep 5	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
117	138	Sep 6	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
118	139	Sep 7 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
119	140	Sep 7 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
120	141	Sep 9	SFG		LAD	L,1-8	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
121	142	Sep 10	SFG		LAD	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	143	Sep 11	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
123	144	Sep 12	SFG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
124	145	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	L,1-4	CG	45	10.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
125	146	Sep 15	SFG		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
126	147	Sep 16	SFG		NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
127	148	Sep 18	SFG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
128	149	Sep 19	SFG		PIT	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
129	150	Sep 20	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
130	151	Sep 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
131	152	Sep 22	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
132	153	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
133	154	Sep 25	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
134	155	Sep 27 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
135	156	Sep 27 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
136	157	Sep 29	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
137	158	Sep 30	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
138	160 (1)	Oct 2	SFG		CHC	W,9-0	GS	27	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
139	162 (1)	Oct 4	SFG		CHC	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
							140gm		1233.0	1211	80	18	1309	89