Orlando Cepeda
Puerto Rican baseball player (1937–2024)
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾˈlando seˈpeða]; September 17, 1937 – June 28, 2024), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
| Orlando Cepeda | |||
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 Cepeda with the San Francisco Giants in 1965 | |||
| First baseman | |||
| Born: September 17, 1937 Ponce, Puerto Rico | |||
| Died: June 28, 2024 (aged 86) Concord, California, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 19, 1974, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Hits | 2,351 | ||
| Home runs | 379 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,365 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Induction | 1999 | ||
| Election Method | Veterans Committee | ||
During a 17-year career, he played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966–68), Atlanta Braves (1969–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), and Kansas City Royals (1974).
Cepeda was selected to play in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to start one. Cepeda died on June 28, 2024, at the age of 86.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ Haft, Chris (June 28, 2024). "Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passes away at 86". MLB.com.
- ↑ McCauley, Janie (June 29, 2024). "Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull', dies at 86". AP News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
Other websites
change- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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