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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-23 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	26 (13-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
T Haller	1
W Mays	1
H Lanier	1
J Hart	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1063	5 (4)	Apr 18 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.57	-0.017	1.23	-0.02%	-0.76	PH
2	1064	7 (1)	Apr 20	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	2.46	0.090	5.44	0.12%	0.38	PH
3	1065	12 (4)	Apr 25 (2)	SFG		NYM	L,3-4	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.56	0.019	1.10	0.02%	0.12	PH
4	1066	15 (2)	Apr 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	2.36	-0.033	4.90	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
5	1067	16	Apr 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.01	-0.048	2.01	-0.06%	-0.40	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1068	17	May 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.16	-0.024	2.02	-0.03%	-0.09	1B
7	1069	19 (1)	May 3	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	7	.89	-0.025	1.44	-0.03%	-0.32	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1070	116 (96)	Aug 18	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	.56	0.006	2.95	0.02%	0.05	LF
9	1071	117	Aug 19	SFG		LAD	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	1.63	-0.041	12.94	-0.19%	-0.22	PH
10	1072	119 (1)	Aug 21	SFG		LAD	L,4-6	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.286	.308	.593	6	2.97	0.048	23.57	0.23%	0.07	PH
11	1073	122 (2)	Aug 24	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.250	.267	.517	6	1.00	-0.049	5.59	-0.16%	-0.43	LF
12	1074	124 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.235	.250	.485	9	.08	-0.002	.49	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
13	1075	125	Aug 26 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.222	.235	.458	9	.53	-0.013	2.95	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
14	1076	127 (1)	Aug 28	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.263	.235	.498	9	.77	0.038	4.60	0.14%	0.37	PH
15	1077	130 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	8	3.81	-0.151	27.18	-0.65%	-0.84	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1078	131	Sep 2 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.222	.508	9	1.36	0.065	10.13	0.29%	0.37	PH
17	1079	132	Sep 2 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.273	.211	.483	9	1.22	-0.029	8.12	-0.12%	-0.14	PH
18	1080	133	Sep 3	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.261	.200	.461	9	.54	-0.013	3.89	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
19	1081	135 (1)	Sep 5	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.231	.174	.405	5	.70	-0.048	4.17	-0.17%	-0.53	1B
20	1082	136	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-6	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.174	.222	.174	.396	9	1.23	0.005	12.70	0.03%	0.21	PH
21	1083	141 (4)	Sep 11	SFG		CHC	W,6-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.214	.167	.381	6	.68	-0.019	7.11	-0.12%	-0.34	PH
22	1084	145 (3)	Sep 14	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.207	.160	.367	8	.63	-0.015	6.03	-0.09%	-0.20	PH
23	1085	148 (2)	Sep 17	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-9	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.200	.154	.354	7	2.54	-0.059	15.34	-0.21%	-0.78	PH
24	1086	151 (2)	Sep 20	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-0	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.226	.154	.380	6	.34	0.003	2.85	0.02%	0.23	PH
25	1087	152	Sep 21	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.219	.148	.367	8	.89	-0.023	4.67	-0.07%	-0.23	PH
26	1088	153	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.148	.212	.148	.360	9	.10	-0.003	.84	-0.01%	-0.12	PH
27	1089	154	Sep 24	SFG		MLN	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.206	.143	.349	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
28	1090	156 (1)	Sep 26	SFG		MLN	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.200	.138	.338	8	1.65	-0.039	25.63	-0.36%	-0.28	PH
29	1091	158 (1)	Sep 28	SFG		STL	L,1-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.200	.422	9	.02	0.002	.38	0.02%	0.21	PH
30	1092	159	Sep 29	SFG		STL	L,6-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.216	.194	.410	9	.03	-0.001	.51	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
31	1093	160	Sep 30	SFG		CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.237	.313	.549	9	2.88	0.372	24.73	1.92%	1.75	PH
32	1094	161	Oct 1	SFG		CIN	L,2-17	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.231	.303	.534	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
33	1095	163 (1)	Oct 3	SFG		CIN	W,6-3	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.225	.294	.519	2	.86	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.15	1B
							10-23		40	34	1	6	1	0	1	5	3	1	9	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	.176	.225	.294	.519		1.06	-0.025	6.21	0.36%	-3.52

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