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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
3	3	Apr 9	ATL		PIT	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	11	2	1	14	2	1B
4	4	Apr 10	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	47	12.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
5	5	Apr 11	ATL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
6	6	Apr 12	ATL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
7	7	Apr 13	ATL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
8	8	Apr 14	ATL		CIN	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 16	ATL	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
10	10	Apr 17	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
11	11	Apr 18	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
13	13	Apr 21	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-10	GS	34	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
14	14	Apr 22	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
15	15	Apr 24	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
16	16	Apr 25 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	13	1	1	15	1	1B
17	17	Apr 25 (2)	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	ATL		SFG	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
19	20 (1)	Apr 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	54	13.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
20	21	Apr 30	ATL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	ATL		LAD	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
22	23	May 2	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
23	27 (3)	May 7	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
24	28	May 8	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
25	29	May 9 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
26	30	May 9 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
27	31	May 11	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
28	32	May 12	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
29	33	May 14	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	34	May 15	ATL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
31	35	May 16	ATL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
32	36	May 17	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
33	37	May 18	ATL		NYM	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
34	38	May 19	ATL		MON	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
35	39	May 20	ATL		MON	L,3-4	CG	56	14.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
36	40	May 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
37	41	May 22	ATL	@	NYM	L,7-8	CG	49	10.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
38	42	May 23	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
39	43	May 24	ATL	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
40	44	May 25	ATL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
41	45	May 26	ATL	@	MON	L,1-11	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
42	46	May 27	ATL	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
43	49 (2)	May 30	ATL	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	10	3	0	13	3	1B
44	50	May 31	ATL	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	51	Jun 1	ATL		HOU	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
46	52	Jun 2	ATL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
47	53	Jun 3	ATL		HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
48	54	Jun 4	ATL		CHC	L,0-11	GS	38	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
49	55	Jun 5	ATL		CHC	W,6-4	CG	48	11.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
50	57 (1)	Jun 7	ATL		STL	L,6-7	GS	41	9.1	4	1	0	5	0	1B
51	58	Jun 8	ATL		STL	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
52	59	Jun 9	ATL		STL	W,8-3	GS	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
53	60	Jun 10	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
54	61	Jun 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	7	1	0	8	1	1B
55	63 (1)	Jun 13	ATL	@	HOU	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
56	64	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
57	65	Jun 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
58	66	Jun 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
59	78 (11)	Jun 26	ATL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
60	79	Jun 27	ATL		CIN	L,5-7	GS	27	5.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	101 (21)	Jul 21 (2)	ATL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
62	102	Jul 22	ATL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
63	103	Jul 23	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
							63gm		563.0	586	49	5	640	60