Orlando Cepeda
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height: 6'3" Weight: 205
Career Batting Statistics |
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| YR | TEAM | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K's | SLG |
| 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972 1973 1974 |
SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants SF Giants STL. Cardinals STL. Cardinals STL. Cardinals Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves Oakland A's Atlanta Braves B. Red Sox KC Royals |
.312 .317 .297 .311 .306 .316 .304 .176 .286 .303 .325 .248 .257 .305 .276 .000 .298 .289 .215 |
148 151 151 152 162 156 142 33 19 123 151 157 154 148 71 3 28 142 33 |
603 605 569 585 625 579 529 34 49 452 563 600 573 567 250 3 84 550 107 |
88 92 81 105 105 100 75 1 5 65 91 71 74 87 31 0 6 51 3 |
188 192 169 182 191 183 161 6 14 137 183 149 147 173 69 0 25 159 23 |
38 35 36 28 26 33 27 1 2 24 37 26 28 33 10 0 3 25 5 |
4 4 3 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
25 27 24 46 35 34 31 1 3 17 25 16 22 34 14 0 4 20 1 |
96 105 96 142 114 97 97 5 15 58 111 73 88 111 44 9 0 86 18 |
29 33 34 39 37 37 43 3 4 34 62 43 55 47 22 0 7 50 9 |
84 100 91 91 97 70 83 9 11 68 75 96 76 75 29 0 17 81 16 |
.512 .522 .497 .609 .518 .563 .539 .294 .510 .469 .524 .378 .428 .543 .492 .000 .476 .444 .290 |
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17 SEASON TOTAL: |
AVG .297 |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B 417 |
3B 27 |
HR 379 |
RBI 1365 |
BB 588 |
K's 1169 |
SLG .499 |
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Career Highlights
Was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
First native Puerto Rican baseball player to hit 40 or more home runs in a single season.
Finished in the top ten in batting average 8 seasons (1958, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67)
Won the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 1967.
Hit 9 career grand slams.
Led the National League in home runs in 1961 with 46.
Led the National League in RBI's in 1961 (142) and 1967 (111).
Won Rookie of the Year award in 1958
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