Orlando Peña

Q: When was Orlando Peña born?

Orlando Peña was born on November 17, 1933.

Q: Where was Orlando Peña born?

Orlando Peña was born in Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba .

Q: How tall is Orlando Peña?

Orlando Peña is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Orlando Peña weigh when playing?

Orlando Peña weighed 154 lbs (69 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Orlando Peña play?

Orlando Peña played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Orlando Peña in the Hall of Fame?

Orlando Peña has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Orlando Peña have?

Orlando Peña had 818 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Orlando Peña played for?

Orlando Peña played for 9 teams; the Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels.

Q: When did Orlando Peña retire?

Orlando Peña last played in 1975.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 154lb (180cm, 69kg)

Born: November 17, 1933 in Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba cu

Debut: August 24, 1958 (Age 24-280d, 11,569th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 1, 1975 (Age 41-165d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Orlando Gregorio Peña

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

ERA

3.71

427

1202.0

818

WHIP

1.270

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1956	22	CIN-min	B	19	12	.613	2.42	39	32		26	3		286.0	255	107	77	25	100	13	176	4	0	3				1.241	8.0	0.8	3.1	5.5	1.76	HPT CARL
1957	23	CIN-min	AAA	12	10	.545	2.76	53	12		3	0		140.0	131	50	43	6	38		94	3	0	3				1.207	8.4	0.4	2.4	6.0	2.47	HAV IL
1958	24	CIN-min	AAA	11	10	.524	3.27	44	15		6	4		154.0	142	63	56	15	58	6	120	7	1	2				1.299	8.3	0.9	3.4	7.0	2.07	HAV IL
1958	24	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	0.60	9	0	7	0	0	3	15.0	10	1	1	0	4	1	11	0	0	0	60	715	1.81	0.933	6.0	0.0	2.4	6.6	2.75
1959	25	CIN	NL	5	9	.357	4.76	46	8	16	1	0	5	136.0	150	80	72	26	39	5	76	0	0	1	587	86	4.77	1.390	9.9	1.7	2.6	5.0	1.95
1960	26	CIN-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.30	37	29		8	1		207.0	206	88	76	19	56	4	127	0	0	4				1.266	9.0	0.8	2.4	5.5	2.27	HAV IL
1960	26	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	2.89	4	0	1	0	0	0	9.1	8	3	3	0	3	2	9	0	0	0	39	137	1.56	1.179	7.7	0.0	2.9	8.7	3.00

1961	27	CIN-min	AAA					28																										JER IL
1962	28	MLN-min	AAA	9	9	.500	3.12	24	19		10	5		153.0	126	56	53	14	35	0	137	3	0	0				1.052	7.4	0.8	2.1	8.1	3.91	TTO IL
1962	28	KCA	AL	6	4	.600	3.01	13	12	1	6	1	0	89.2	71	31	30	9	27	2	56	1	1	3	367	140	3.61	1.093	7.1	0.9	2.7	5.6	2.07
1963	29	KCA	AL	12	20	.375	3.69	35	33	2	9	3	0	217.0	218	93	89	24	53	2	128	5	0	4	914	106	3.54	1.249	9.0	1.0	2.2	5.3	2.42
1964	30	KCA	AL	12	14	.462	4.43	40	32	3	5	0	0	219.1	231	126	108	40	73	2	184	8	1	6	955	87	4.41	1.386	9.5	1.6	3.0	7.6	2.52
1965	31	TOT	AL	4	12	.250	4.18	42	5	21	0	0	4	92.2	96	48	43	9	33	5	79	3	0	3	397	84	3.24	1.392	9.3	0.9	3.2	7.7	2.39
1965	31	KCA	AL	0	6	.000	6.88	12	5	2	0	0	0	35.1	42	30	27	4	13	0	24	2	0	0	158	51	3.90	1.557	10.7	1.0	3.3	6.1	1.85
1965	31	DET	AL	4	6	.400	2.51	30	0	19	0	0	4	57.1	54	18	16	5	20	5	55	1	0	3	239	140	2.83	1.291	8.5	0.8	3.1	8.6	2.75
1966	32	DET	AL	4	2	.667	3.08	54	0	18	0	0	7	108.0	105	47	37	16	35	6	79	5	2	8	469	113	4.13	1.296	8.8	1.3	2.9	6.6	2.26
1967	33	TOT	AL	0	4	.000	3.59	50	1	22	0	0	8	90.1	72	37	36	8	22	5	74	2	0	3	366	93	2.85	1.041	7.2	0.8	2.2	7.4	3.36
1967	33	DET	AL	0	1	.000	13.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	12	30	2.04	2.500	22.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
1967	33	CLE	AL	0	3	.000	3.36	48	1	21	0	0	8	88.1	67	34	33	8	22	5	72	1	0	3	354	99	2.87	1.008	6.8	0.8	2.2	7.3	3.27

1968	34	CLE-CAL-min	AAA					56																										POR,SLE PCL
1969	35	KCR-min	AAA	9	3	.750	4.34	34	3		3	0	3	87.0	97	46	42	9	20	4	64	3	0	3				1.345	10.0	0.9	2.1	6.6	3.20	OMA AA
1970	36	PIT	NL	2	1	.667	4.78	23	0	7	0	0	2	37.2	38	21	20	6	7	2	25	1	0	0	152	82	4.02	1.195	9.1	1.4	1.7	6.0	3.57
1971	37	BAL-min	A,AAA	11	5	.688	0.99	31	14		9	3	7	137.0	100	28	15	3	23	1	129	4	0	6				0.898	6.6	0.2	1.5	8.5	5.61	MIA,ROC FLOR,IL
1971	37	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	3.07	5	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	16	7	5	0	5	1	4	0	0	0	64	113	2.93	1.432	9.8	0.0	3.1	2.5	0.80

1972	38	BAL-min	A,AAA	22	3	.880	1.25	37	16		13	7	7	180.0	129	37	25	4	24	0	187	6	0	2				0.850	6.5	0.2	1.2	9.4	7.79	MIA,ROC FLOR,IL
1973	39	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	2.95	53	2	21	0	0	7	106.2	96	37	35	13	22	5	61	2	1	1	436	126	3.68	1.106	8.1	1.1	1.9	5.1	2.77
1973	39	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	4.03	11	2	5	0	0	1	44.2	36	20	20	10	8	1	23	2	0	0	177	93	5.12	0.985	7.3	2.0	1.6	4.6	2.88
1973	39	STL	NL	4	4	.500	2.18	42	0	16	0	0	6	62.0	60	17	15	3	14	4	38	0	1	1	259	170	2.65	1.194	8.7	0.4	2.0	5.5	2.71
1974	40	TOT	MLB	5	2	.714	2.21	46	0	28	0	0	4	53.0	51	15	13	0	21	3	28	1	0	1	224	164	2.77	1.358	8.7	0.0	3.6	4.8	1.33
1974	40	STL	NL	5	2	.714	2.60	42	0	24	0	0	1	45.0	45	15	13	0	20	3	23	1	0	1	195	140	2.96	1.444	9.0	0.0	4.0	4.6	1.15
1974	40	CAL	AL	0	0		0.00	4	0	4	0	0	3	8.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	29		1.70	0.875	6.8	0.0	1.1	5.6	5.00
1975	41	OAK-min	AAA	2	6	.250	6.27	21	0		0	0	1	56.0	73	49	39	11	19	6	42	0	0	0				1.643	11.7	1.8	3.1	6.8	2.21	TUC PCL
1975	41	CAL	AL	0	2	.000	2.13	7	0	5	0	0	0	12.2	13	3	3	0	8	1	4	0	0	1	55	171	3.85	1.658	9.2	0.0	5.7	2.8	0.50
14 Yrs				56	77	.421	3.71	427	93	155	21	4	40	1202.0	1175	549	495	151	352	42	818	28	5	31	5085	103	3.77	1.270	8.8	1.1	2.6	6.1	2.32
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.421	3.71	56	12	20	3	1	5	157	154	72	65	20	46	5	107	4	1	4	665	103	3.77	1.270	8.8	1.1	2.6	6.1	2.32
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
KCA (4 yrs)				30	44	.405	4.07	100	82	8	20	4	0	561.1	562	280	254	77	166	6	392	16	2	13	2394	96	3.91	1.297	9.0	1.2	2.7	6.3	2.36
CIN (3 yrs)				6	10	.375	4.27	59	8	24	1	0	8	160.1	168	84	76	26	46	8	96	0	0	1	686	96	4.31	1.335	9.4	1.5	2.6	5.4	2.09
DET (3 yrs)				8	9	.471	3.01	86	0	38	0	0	11	167.1	164	68	56	21	55	11	136	7	2	11	720	116	3.66	1.309	8.8	1.1	3.0	7.3	2.47
STL (2 yrs)				9	6	.600	2.36	84	0	40	0	0	7	107.0	105	32	28	3	34	7	61	1	1	2	454	156	2.78	1.299	8.8	0.3	2.9	5.1	1.79
CAL (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	1.31	11	0	9	0	0	3	20.2	19	3	3	0	9	1	9	0	0	1	84	278	3.02	1.355	8.3	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00
BAL (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	3.79	16	2	8	0	0	1	59.1	52	27	25	10	13	2	27	2	0	0	241	97	4.58	1.096	7.9	1.5	2.0	4.1	2.08
PIT (1 yr)				2	1	.667	4.78	23	0	7	0	0	2	37.2	38	21	20	6	7	2	25	1	0	0	152	82	4.02	1.195	9.1	1.4	1.7	6.0	3.57
CLE (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.36	48	1	21	0	0	8	88.1	67	34	33	8	22	5	72	1	0	3	354	99	2.87	1.008	6.8	0.8	2.2	7.3	3.27

AL (10 yrs)				39	60	.394	3.72	261	85	84	20	4	23	897.0	864	412	371	116	265	25	636	26	4	28	3793	101	3.79	1.259	8.7	1.2	2.7	6.4	2.40
NL (6 yrs)				17	17	.500	3.66	166	8	71	1	0	17	305.0	311	137	124	35	87	17	182	2	1	3	1292	107	3.73	1.305	9.2	1.0	2.6	5.4	2.09

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Orlando Peña?

Orlando Peña is 89 years old.

When was Orlando Peña born?

Orlando Peña was born on November 17, 1933.

Where was Orlando Peña born?

Orlando Peña was born in Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba.

How tall is Orlando Peña?

Orlando Peña is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Orlando Peña weigh when playing?

Orlando Peña weighed 154 lbs (69 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Orlando Peña play?

Orlando Peña played 14 seasons.

Is Orlando Peña in the Hall of Fame?

Orlando Peña has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Orlando Peña play?

Orlando Peña was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Orlando Peña have?

Orlando Peña had 818 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Orlando Peña played for?

Orlando Peña played for 9 teams; the Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels.

When did Orlando Peña retire?

Orlando Peña last played in 1975.

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