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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	STL		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 11	STL		ATL	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 13	STL	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
4	4	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
5	5	Apr 15	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
6	6	Apr 16	STL	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
7	7	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	50	11.1	13	0	0	13	0	1B
8	8	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	46	11.1	10	1	0	11	3	1B
9	9	Apr 19	STL		CHC	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
11	11	Apr 21	STL		CHC	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
12	12	Apr 23	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
13	13	Apr 24	STL		CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
14	14	Apr 26	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
16	16	Apr 28	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
17	17	Apr 29	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
18	18	Apr 30	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	47	12.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
20	20	May 2	STL	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	42	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
21	21	May 3	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	12	2	0	14	0	1B
22	22	May 4	STL	@	SFG	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
23	23	May 5	STL	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
24	24	May 6	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	36	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
25	25	May 7	STL		NYM	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
26	26	May 8	STL		NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
27	27	May 11	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
28	29 (1)	May 13	STL	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
29	30	May 15	STL	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
30	31	May 16	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
31	32	May 17	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	40	9.2	7	1	0	8	0	1B
32	33	May 18	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
33	34	May 19	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
34	35	May 20	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
35	36	May 21	STL		LAD	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
36	37	May 22	STL		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
37	38	May 23	STL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
38	39	May 24	STL		PHI	W,5-1	GS	17	4.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
39	40	May 25	STL		PHI	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
40	41	May 26	STL		PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
41	42	May 28	STL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
42	43	May 29	STL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
43	44	May 30	STL		SFG	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
44	45	May 31	STL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	STL	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
46	47	Jun 2 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
47	48	Jun 2 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
48	49	Jun 3	STL	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
49	50	Jun 4	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
50	51	Jun 5	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
51	52	Jun 6	STL	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
52	53	Jun 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
53	54	Jun 8	STL	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
54	55	Jun 9 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
55	56	Jun 9 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	53	11.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
56	57	Jun 10	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
57	58	Jun 11	STL	@	ATL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
58	59	Jun 12	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
59	60	Jun 13	STL	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	44	12.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
60	61	Jun 14	STL		CIN	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
61	62	Jun 15	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
62	63	Jun 16	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
63	64	Jun 18	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
64	65	Jun 19	STL		CHC	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
65	66	Jun 20	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
66	67	Jun 21	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
67	68	Jun 22	STL		ATL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
68	69	Jun 23 (1)	STL		ATL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	16	0	1	17	1	1B
69	70	Jun 23 (2)	STL		ATL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
70	71	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
71	72	Jun 26 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
72	73	Jun 26 (2)	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
73	74	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
74	75	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
75	76	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	77	Jul 1	STL	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
77	78	Jul 2	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	79	Jul 3	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
79	80	Jul 4	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
80	81	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
81	82	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
82	83	Jul 7	STL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
83	84	Jul 11 (1)	STL		HOU	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
84	85	Jul 11 (2)	STL		HOU	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
85	86	Jul 12	STL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
86	87	Jul 13	STL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
87	88	Jul 14	STL		LAD	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
88	89	Jul 15	STL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
89	90	Jul 16	STL		SFG	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
90	91	Jul 18	STL		SFG	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
91	92	Jul 19	STL		NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
92	95 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	STL		NYM	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
93	96	Jul 22	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
94	97	Jul 23	STL		PHI	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
95	98	Jul 24	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
96	99	Jul 25	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
97	100	Jul 26 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
98	101	Jul 26 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	9	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
99	102	Jul 27	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
100	103	Jul 28	STL	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
101	104	Jul 29	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
102	105	Jul 30	STL	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
103	106	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	107	Aug 1	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	24	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
105	108	Aug 2	STL		CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
106	111 (2)	Aug 5	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
107	112	Aug 6	STL		CIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
108	113	Aug 7	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
109	114	Aug 8	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	39	11.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
110	115	Aug 9	STL	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	116	Aug 10	STL	@	ATL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	117	Aug 11	STL	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
113	118	Aug 12	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
114	119	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,3-10	CG	46	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
115	120	Aug 14	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
116	121	Aug 15	STL	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
117	122	Aug 16	STL		ATL	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	123	Aug 17	STL		ATL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
119	124	Aug 18	STL		ATL	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
120	125	Aug 19	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
121	126	Aug 20	STL	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
122	127	Aug 21	STL	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
123	128	Aug 22	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
124	129	Aug 23	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
125	130	Aug 24	STL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	1B
126	131	Aug 25	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
127	134 (2)	Aug 28	STL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
128	135	Aug 29	STL	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
129	136	Aug 30	STL	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
130	137	Aug 31	STL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	138	Sep 1	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	47	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
132	139	Sep 2	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
133	140	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	44	11.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
134	141	Sep 4	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
135	142	Sep 6 (1)	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
136	143	Sep 6 (2)	STL		SFG	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
137	144	Sep 7	STL		SFG	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
138	145	Sep 8	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
139	146	Sep 9	STL		LAD	L,1-10	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
140	147	Sep 10	STL		LAD	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
141	148	Sep 11	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
142	149	Sep 13	STL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
143	150	Sep 14	STL	@	HOU	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
144	151	Sep 15	STL	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
145	152	Sep 17	STL	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
146	153	Sep 18	STL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
147	154	Sep 19	STL	@	SFG	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
148	156 (1)	Sep 21	STL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
149	157	Sep 22	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
150	158	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
151	159	Sep 25	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
152	160	Sep 27	STL		HOU	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
153	161	Sep 28	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
154	162	Sep 29	STL		HOU	W,11-1	GS	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
							154gm		1388.1	1362	90	17	1469	109