Puerto Rico
Orlando Cepeda
“The Baby Bull”
First base 1958–1974 Hall of Fame 1999 7× All-Star
2,351H
379HR
.297AVG
1,365RBI
.849OPS
Orlando Cepeda, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, played 17 seasons (1958–1974) primarily as a first baseman, mostly with the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves. He collected 2,351 hits and 379 home runs with a .297 batting average, ranking 5th in hits among Puerto Rican-born players. He was selected to 7 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
- Born
- September 17, 1937 · Ponce, Puerto Rico · 26 major leaguers from Ponce
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
- Died
- 2024
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 603 | 88 | 188 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 96 | 15 | 29 | 84 | .312 |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 605 | 92 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 105 | 23 | 33 | 100 | .317 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 569 | 81 | 169 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 96 | 15 | 34 | 91 | .297 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 152 | 585 | 105 | 182 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 142 | 12 | 39 | 91 | .311 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 625 | 105 | 191 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 114 | 10 | 37 | 97 | .306 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 579 | 100 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 34 | 97 | 8 | 37 | 70 | .316 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 142 | 529 | 75 | 161 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 97 | 9 | 43 | 83 | .304 |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .176 |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants / St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 501 | 70 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 73 | 9 | 38 | 79 | .301 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 563 | 91 | 183 | 37 | 0 | 25 | 111 | 11 | 62 | 75 | .325 |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 600 | 71 | 149 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 8 | 43 | 96 | .248 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | 154 | 573 | 74 | 147 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 88 | 12 | 55 | 76 | .257 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 148 | 567 | 87 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 111 | 6 | 47 | 75 | .305 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 71 | 250 | 31 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 22 | 29 | .276 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves / Oakland Athletics | 31 | 87 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .287 |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 142 | 550 | 51 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 86 | 0 | 50 | 81 | .289 |
| 1974 | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 107 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 16 | .215 |
| Career | 2,124 | 7,927 | 1,131 | 2,351 | 417 | 27 | 379 | 1,365 | 142 | 588 | 1,169 | .297 |