Joe Pepitone

Positions: First Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: October 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: March 13, 2023 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, NY

High School: John Jay HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: April 10, 1962 (Age 21-183d, 11,919th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 25, 1973 (Age 32-228d)
vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Joseph Anthony Pepitone

Nicknames: Pepi

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.8

5097

1315

219

.258

606

RBI

721

OBP

.301

SLG

.432

OPS

.733

OPS+

105

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY		DET	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
2	2	Apr 14 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
3	3	Apr 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
5	5	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
6	6	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
7	7	Apr 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
8	8	Apr 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
9	9	Apr 23	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
10	10	Apr 24	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
11	12 (1)	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
12	13	Apr 27	NYY		WSA	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
13	14	Apr 30	NYY		KCA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1 (1)	NYY		KCA	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
15	16	May 1 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
16	17	May 3	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	1B
17	18	May 4	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
18	19	May 5	NYY		CLE	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
19	20	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
20	21	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
21	22	May 8	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
22	23	May 9	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
23	24	May 12	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
24	25	May 13	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
25	26	May 14	NYY	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
26	27	May 15 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
27	28	May 15 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
28	29	May 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
29	30	May 18	NYY	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	17	1	0	18	1	1B
30	31	May 20	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
31	32	May 21	NYY		MIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
32	33	May 22 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
33	34	May 22 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
34	35	May 24	NYY		CAL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
35	36	May 25	NYY		CAL	W,11-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
36	37	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
37	38	May 28	NYY		CHW	T,2-2	CG	23	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
38	39	May 29	NYY		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
39	40	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	41	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	13	2	0	15	4	1B
41	42	May 31	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	43	Jun 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
43	44	Jun 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
44	45	Jun 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-5	GS	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
45	46	Jun 4	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	GF	26	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
46	47	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
47	48	Jun 7	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
48	49	Jun 8	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
49	50	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B CF
50	51	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	GS	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B CF
51	52	Jun 12 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	53	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-10	GS	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B CF
53	54	Jun 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-8	GS	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B CF
54	55	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B CF
55	56	Jun 15	NYY		CLE	L,5-8	GS	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B CF
56	57	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	GS	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B CF
57	58	Jun 17	NYY		DET	W,5-2	GS	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B CF
58	59	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
59	60	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,1-2	GS	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B CF
60	61	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
61	62	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,8-3	GS	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B CF
62	63	Jun 22	NYY		BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
63	64	Jun 23	NYY		BAL	L,2-5	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B CF
64	65	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	GS	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B CF
65	66	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	13	3	0	16	0	1B
66	67	Jun 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	GS	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B CF
67	68	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	69	Jun 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
69	70	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B CF
70	71	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	72	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-6	GS	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B CF
72	73	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	12	1	1	14	2	1B
73	77 (3)	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
74	78	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
75	79	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	80	Jul 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
77	81	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,6-7	GS	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	RF 1B
78	82	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,7-5	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
79	83	Jul 9	NYY		WSA	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	84	Jul 10 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
81	85	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	86	Jul 14	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	87	Jul 15	NYY	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	88	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	42	10.0	10	4	0	14	1	1B
85	89	Jul 17 (1)	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B CF
86	90	Jul 17 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	91	Jul 18	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	92	Jul 20	NYY		KCA	W,4-0	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
89	93	Jul 21	NYY		KCA	W,4-3	GS	41	11.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF CF
90	94	Jul 22	NYY		CAL	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
91	95	Jul 23	NYY		CAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
92	96	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,9-1	GS	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B CF
93	97	Jul 24 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	GS	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B CF
94	98	Jul 26	NYY		MIN	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
95	99	Jul 27	NYY		MIN	W,6-3	GS	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B CF
96	100	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
97	101	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
98	102	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
99	103	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	104	Aug 1	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
101	105	Aug 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	45	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
102	106	Aug 3	NYY	@	CAL	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
103	107	Aug 4	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-11	GS	38	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B CF
104	108	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
105	109	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
106	111 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
107	112	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
108	113	Aug 9	NYY		BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
109	114	Aug 10	NYY		BAL	L,4-9	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
110	115	Aug 11	NYY		BAL	L,5-6	CG	51	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	116	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
112	117	Aug 13	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
113	118	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	GS	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B CF
114	119	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B CF
115	120	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
116	121	Aug 16	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	122	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
118	123	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
119	126 (2)	Aug 21	NYY		KCA	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	127	Aug 23	NYY		CAL	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
121	128	Aug 24	NYY		CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
122	129	Aug 25	NYY		CAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
123	130	Aug 26	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
124	131	Aug 27	NYY		DET	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
125	132	Aug 28	NYY		DET	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
126	133	Aug 29	NYY	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
127	134	Aug 30	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
128	135	Aug 31	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	136	Sep 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
130	137	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
131	138	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
132	139	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-4	GS	26	7.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
133	141 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.2	13	2	0	15	0	1B
134	142	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
135	143	Sep 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
136	144	Sep 7	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
137	145	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
138	146	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	147	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF 1B
140	148	Sep 13	NYY		WSA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	149	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	150	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,10-5	GF	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
143	151	Sep 16	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
144	152	Sep 17	NYY		MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	153	Sep 18	NYY		MIN	L,3-5	GF	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	154	Sep 22	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
147	155	Sep 23	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
148	156	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	157	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
150	158	Sep 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
151	159	Oct 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
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