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)
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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	16-17 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 117 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	84 (36-29-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 117 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (37-24-12)

Most Driven In
A Otis	6
H McRae	4
F Patek	3
C Rojas	2
T Solaita	1
F White	1
Self	1
J Wohlford	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
T Solaita	1
K Bevacqua	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	2092	107 (106)	Aug 6	KCR		MIN	W,17-3	CG	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	5	.14	-0.014	.13	-0.01%	2.23	DH
2	2093	108	Aug 7 (1)	KCR		MIN	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	5	2.00	0.280	2.20	0.19%	1.84	DH
3	2094	109	Aug 7 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	5	.46	-0.052	.59	-0.04%	-1.11	DH
4	2095	110	Aug 8	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	CG(14)	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	5	1.98	0.121	2.58	0.09%	0.07	DH
5	2096	111	Aug 9	KCR		MIL	W,13-3	CG	5	5	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.391	.776	5	.40	0.190	.39	0.11%	3.55	DH
6	2097	112	Aug 10	KCR		MIL	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	5	1.15	-0.048	1.52	-0.04%	-1.08	DH
7	2098	113	Aug 11	KCR		MIL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.323	.382	.419	.802	4	.50	-0.052	.65	-0.04%	-1.49	DH
8	2099	114	Aug 12	KCR	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.429	.797	5	.81	0.121	1.32	0.12%	1.08	DH
9	2100	115	Aug 13	KCR	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.395	.752	5	.22	-0.006	.29	-0.01%	-0.35	DH
10	2101	116	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.362	.465	.827	5	.42	-0.064	.57	-0.05%	-0.18	DH
11	2102	117	Aug 16	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.353	.435	.788	5	1.40	-0.118	2.46	-0.13%	-0.75	DH
12	2103	118	Aug 17	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.321	.392	.714	5	1.55	-0.190	2.82	-0.21%	-1.11	DH
13	2104	119	Aug 18	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.317	.382	.698	5	1.15	0.024	2.66	0.03%	-0.08	DH
14	2105	120	Aug 20	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.362	.675	5	1.06	-0.080	2.24	-0.10%	-0.75	DH
15	2106	121	Aug 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.309	.355	.664	5	.71	-0.016	1.55	-0.02%	-0.20	DH
16	2107	122	Aug 22	KCR	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.333	.625	5	.67	-0.066	1.46	-0.09%	-0.98	DH
17	2108	123	Aug 23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.299	.329	.627	5	.30	-0.020	.74	-0.03%	-0.51	DH
18	2109	124	Aug 23 (2)	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.319	.619	5	1.22	0.024	3.33	0.04%	0.01	DH
19	2110	125	Aug 24	KCR	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.310	.333	.643	6	.98	0.051	2.60	0.08%	1.41	DH
20	2111	126	Aug 25	KCR	@	MIL	W,2-0	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.307	.329	.636	5	1.99	0.233	5.41	0.38%	0.71	DH
21	2112	127	Aug 26	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.293	.313	.607	5	.96	-0.102	2.64	-0.17%	-0.83	DH
22	2113	128	Aug 27 (1)	KCR		CLE	L,8-12	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.289	.299	.588	5	1.01	-0.099	2.62	-0.15%	-1.15	DH
23	2114	131 (2)	Aug 30	KCR		BAL	L,2-9	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.297	.308	.605	6	.45	-0.029	.80	-0.03%	-0.17	DH
24	2115	132	Aug 31	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.295	.305	.601	6	1.06	-0.085	1.27	-0.06%	-0.49	DH
Sept		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
25	2116	134 (1)	Sep 2	KCR		CHW	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.292	.302	.595	9	6.84	-0.171	4.91	-0.07%	-0.76	PH
26	2117	135	Sep 3	KCR		CHW	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.290	.299	.589	9	3.42	-0.095	1.41	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
27	2118	139 (3)	Sep 8	KCR		MIN	L,4-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.296	.306	.602	7	1.33	0.072	.25	0.01%	0.66	PH
28	2119	141 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.218	.288	.297	.585	5	.57	0.007	.07	0.00%	-0.30	DH
29	2120	142	Sep 10	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.286	.294	.580	8	2.81	-0.074	.07	0.00%	-0.45	PH
30	2121	145 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.283	.291	.574	1	2.57	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.54	PH
31	2122	146	Sep 14 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,13-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.278	.286	.564	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.68	PH
32	2123	150 (3)	Sep 18	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.276	.283	.559	9	1.76	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
33	2124	151	Sep 19	KCR		OAK	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.282	.290	.572	8	5.84	0.404	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
							16-17		117	107	3	23	5	0	1	18	9	0	16	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	.215	.282	.290	.572		1.08	-0.016	1.63	-0.22%	-2.83

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