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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
2	2	Apr 9	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	NYY	@	WSA	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
4	4	Apr 11	NYY	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
5	5	Apr 12	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
6	6	Apr 13	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
7	7	Apr 15	NYY		WSA	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
8	8	Apr 17 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,7-3	CG	37	10.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
9	9	Apr 17 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
11	11	Apr 20 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
12	12	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	4	1B
13	13	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
14	14	Apr 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
15	15	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 26	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
17	17	Apr 27 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	22 (3)	May 1	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
20	24 (1)	May 3	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
21	25	May 4 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
22	26	May 4 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-14	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
23	27	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
24	28	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
25	29	May 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
26	30	May 10	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
27	31	May 11	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
28	32	May 12	NYY	@	SEP	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	33	May 13	NYY	@	SEP	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	34	May 14	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
31	35	May 16	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
32	36	May 17	NYY		CAL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
33	37	May 18 (1)	NYY		CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
34	38	May 18 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
35	39	May 20	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
36	40	May 21	NYY		OAK	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
37	41	May 23	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
38	42	May 24	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
39	43	May 25 (1)	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
40	44	May 25 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
41	45	May 27	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
42	46	May 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
43	47	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
44	48	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	68	15.0	19	1	1	21	2	1B
45	49	May 31	NYY	@	KCR	T,2-2	CG	25	7.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	50	Jun 1	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
47	51	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
48	52	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
49	53	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
50	54	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
51	55	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
52	56	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
53	57	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
54	58	Jun 9	NYY		KCR	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
55	59	Jun 10	NYY		KCR	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
56	60	Jun 11	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
57	62 (1)	Jun 14	NYY		SEP	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
58	67 (4)	Jun 18	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
59	68	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
60	69	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	14	1	0	15	1	1B
61	70	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
62	71	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
63	72	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	4	2	0	6	1	1B
64	73	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
65	74	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
66	75	Jun 26	NYY	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
67	76	Jun 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
68	77	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
69	78	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	79	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	80	Jul 1	NYY		BAL	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
72	81	Jul 2	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
73	82	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
74	83	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
75	84	Jul 5	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
76	85	Jul 6	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
77	86	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	87	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
79	88	Jul 9	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.1	13	0	0	13	0	1B
80	89	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
81	90	Jul 12	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
82	91	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
83	92	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
84	93	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
85	94	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	95	Jul 16	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
87	100 (4)	Jul 24	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	101	Jul 25	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
89	102	Jul 26	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
90	103	Jul 27	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
91	104	Jul 29	NYY	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
92	105	Jul 30	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	106	Jul 31	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	15	0	0	15	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	107	Aug 1	NYY	@	SEP	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
95	108	Aug 2	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
96	109	Aug 3	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	1	15	1	1B
97	110	Aug 5	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
98	111	Aug 6	NYY		CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
99	112	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,3-5	CG	49	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
100	113	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
101	114	Aug 9	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
102	115	Aug 10	NYY		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	118 (2)	Aug 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
104	119	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
105	120	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
106	121	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
107	122	Aug 18	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
108	123	Aug 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
109	124	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
110	125	Aug 22	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
111	126	Aug 23	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	135 (8)	Sep 2	NYY		SEP	W,5-4	GF	23	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	PH 1B
113	136	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	11	3	0	14	2	1B
114	137	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
115	138	Sep 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
116	139	Sep 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
117	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
118	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
119	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
120	143	Sep 11	NYY	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
121	144	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	145	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
123	146	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
124	147	Sep 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
125	148	Sep 15	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
126	156 (7)	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	55	13.1	19	1	0	20	2	1B
127	157	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
128	158	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
129	159	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
130	160	Sep 28	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
131	161	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
132	162	Oct 1	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
							132gm		1153.1	1254	74	7	1335	118