Roberto Peña

Note: This page discusses 1960s and 1970s infielder Roberto Peña. For others of the same name, click here.

Roberto Cesar Peña
(Baby)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut April 12, 1965
• Final Game September 30, 1971
• Born April 17, 1937 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
• Died July 23, 1982 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Roberto Peña, playing for the Chicago Cubs in 1965, became the last player to hit home runs in his first two big league games until Joe Lefebvre did so in 1980. He had been on the Dominican national team in the 1959 Pan American Games.

Related Sites

• Roberto Peña at the SABR Bio Project