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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 17	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	7	Apr 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-10	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	8	Apr 21	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
4	9	Apr 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	10	Apr 23 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
6	14 (3)	Apr 26	SFG		ATL	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	15	Apr 27	SFG		CIN	L,6-8	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	18 (2)	Apr 30	SFG		STL	W,6-1	GS	18	5.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	19	May 1	SFG		STL	W,2-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	21 (1)	May 4	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	GS	25	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
11	22	May 5	SFG		LAD	W,9-8	CG	43	10.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
12	23	May 6	SFG	@	STL	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
13	24	May 7	SFG	@	STL	W,15-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
14	25	May 8	SFG	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to St. Louis Cardinals
15	23	May 10	STL	@	CHC	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
16	24	May 12	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	18	2	0	20	1	1B
17	25	May 13	STL		ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	26	May 14	STL		ATL	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
19	27	May 15	STL		ATL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
20	28	May 17	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
21	29	May 18	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
22	30	May 19	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
23	31	May 20	STL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
24	32	May 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
25	33	May 22	STL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
26	34	May 24	STL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
27	35	May 25	STL		CHC	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
28	36	May 26	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
29	37	May 27	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
30	38	May 28	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
31	39	May 29	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
32	40	May 30	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
33	41	May 31	STL		HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	42	Jun 1	STL		LAD	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
35	43	Jun 2	STL		LAD	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
36	44	Jun 3	STL	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
37	45	Jun 4 (1)	STL	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
38	47 (1)	Jun 5	STL	@	ATL	L,4-14	GS	42	7.0	3	2	0	5	1	1B
39	48	Jun 7	STL	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
40	49	Jun 8	STL	@	PIT	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
41	50	Jun 9	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	18	0	0	18	0	1B
42	68 (17)	Jun 25	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
43	69	Jun 26	STL	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	48	10.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
44	70	Jun 27	STL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
45	71	Jun 28	STL		SFG	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
46	72	Jun 29	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	5	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	73	Jul 1	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	2	1	12	3	1B
48	74	Jul 2	STL	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
49	75	Jul 3	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
50	76	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
51	77	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
52	78	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	15	0	1	16	0	1B
53	79	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
54	80	Jul 8	STL		HOU	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
55	81	Jul 9	STL		HOU	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
56	82	Jul 10	STL		HOU	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
57	83	Jul 14 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
58	84	Jul 14 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
59	85	Jul 15	STL	@	CIN	W,9-2	GS	25	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
60	86	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	87	Jul 17 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
62	88	Jul 17 (2)	STL		CHC	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
63	89	Jul 18	STL		CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
64	90	Jul 19	STL		ATL	W,10-9	CG	56	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
65	91	Jul 20	STL		ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
66	92	Jul 21	STL		ATL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
67	93	Jul 22	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
68	94	Jul 23	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
69	95	Jul 24 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	96	Jul 24 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
71	97	Jul 26	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
72	98	Jul 27	STL	@	ATL	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
73	99	Jul 28	STL	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
74	100	Jul 29	STL		LAD	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
75	101	Jul 30	STL		LAD	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
76	102	Jul 31	STL		LAD	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	103	Aug 1	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
78	104	Aug 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
79	105	Aug 3	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	59	16.0	23	1	0	24	1	1B
80	106	Aug 4	STL		CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
81	107	Aug 5	STL	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
82	108	Aug 6	STL	@	NYM	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
83	109	Aug 7 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
84	110	Aug 7 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
85	111	Aug 9	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
86	112	Aug 10	STL		PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	19	1	0	20	0	1B
87	115 (2)	Aug 13	STL		NYM	W,9-6	GS	29	7.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
88	116	Aug 14 (1)	STL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
89	117	Aug 14 (2)	STL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
90	118	Aug 16	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
91	119	Aug 17	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	9	0	0	9	0	1B
92	120	Aug 18	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
93	121	Aug 19	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
94	122	Aug 20	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	17	0	0	17	5	1B
95	123	Aug 21	STL	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
96	124	Aug 22	STL	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
97	125	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
98	126	Aug 24	STL	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
99	127	Aug 26	STL		PIT	L,4-7	CG	50	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
100	128	Aug 27	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
101	129	Aug 28 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
102	130	Aug 28 (2)	STL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
103	131	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
104	132	Aug 30	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
105	133	Aug 31	STL		ATL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	134	Sep 1	STL		ATL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
107	135	Sep 2	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	18	0	0	18	2	1B
108	136	Sep 3	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
109	137	Sep 4	STL		SFG	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	10	0	2	12	1	1B
110	138	Sep 5 (1)	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
111	139	Sep 5 (2)	STL		HOU	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
112	140	Sep 6	STL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
113	141	Sep 7	STL		HOU	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
114	142	Sep 9	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	50	11.2	15	0	0	15	1	1B
115	143	Sep 10	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
116	144	Sep 11	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	17	0	1	18	1	1B
117	145	Sep 13	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	146	Sep 14	STL		CIN	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
119	147	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
120	148	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
121	149	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
122	150	Sep 18	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
123	151	Sep 20	STL	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
124	152	Sep 21	STL	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
125	153	Sep 23	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	51	11.2	10	0	1	11	0	1B
126	154	Sep 24	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
127	155	Sep 25	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	58	12.2	15	0	0	15	0	1B
128	156	Sep 26	STL		LAD	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
129	157	Sep 27	STL		LAD	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
130	158	Sep 28	STL		LAD	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
131	159	Sep 29	STL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
132	160	Sep 30	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
133	161	Oct 1	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
134	162	Oct 2	STL		CHC	W,2-0	GS	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
							134gm		1166.1	1171	63	15	1249	116