Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda
	Cepeda with the San Francisco Giants in 1965
	First baseman
	Born: September 17, 1937; Ponce, Puerto Rico
	Died: June 28, 2024 (aged 86); Concord, California, U.S.
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	September 19, 1974, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.297
Hits	2,351
Home runs	379
Runs batted in	1,365
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (1958–1966); St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1968); Atlanta Braves (1969–1972); Oakland Athletics (1972); Boston Red Sox (1973); Kansas City Royals (1974);
Career highlights and awards
	11× All-Star (1959–1964, 1967); World Series champion (1967); NL MVP (1967); NL Rookie of the Year (1958); NL home run leader (1961); 2× NL RBI leader (1961, 1967); San Francisco Giants No. 30 retired; San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1999
Election Method	Veterans Committee

Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾˈlando seˈpeða]; September 17, 1937 – June 28, 2024), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

During a 17-year career, he played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966–68), Atlanta Braves (1969–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), and Kansas City Royals (1974).

Cepeda was selected to play in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to start one. Cepeda died on June 28, 2024, at the age of 86.^[1]^[2]

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Professional baseball player Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda at the 2008 All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade. Photographer Martyna Borkowski

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↑ Haft, Chris (June 28, 2024). "Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passes away at 86". MLB.com. https://www.mlb.com/news/orlando-cepeda-dies.
↑ McCauley, Janie (June 29, 2024). "Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull', dies at 86". AP News. https://apnews.com/article/orlando-cepeda-died-86-giants-2d8b17a39dd0814b290f175196b938d8. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[1] Haft, Chris (June 28, 2024). "Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passes away at 86". MLB.com. https://www.mlb.com/news/orlando-cepeda-dies.

[2] McCauley, Janie (June 29, 2024). "Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull', dies at 86". AP News. https://apnews.com/article/orlando-cepeda-died-86-giants-2d8b17a39dd0814b290f175196b938d8. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

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