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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1999, Player
Born: September 17, 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico
ML Debut: 4/15/1958
Primary Position: First Baseman
Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 30
Played For: San Francisco Giants (1958-66), St. Louis
Cardinals (1966-68), Atlanta Braves (1969-72), Oakland A's (1972),
Boston Red Sox (1973), Kansas City Royals (1974)
Post-Season: 1962 World Series, 1967 World Series, 1968
World Series, 1969 NLCS
Awards: All-Star (10): 1959-64, 1967; MVP 1967; Rookie of the
Year 1958
Bio
A powerful slugger during his 17-year major league career, Orlando
Manuel Cepeda Pennes withstood a series of knee injuries to become a
seven-time National League All-Star. As a 20-year-old rookie with
the Giants in 1958, the "Baby Bull" hit .312 with 25 home runs to
earn unanimous National League Rookie of the Year honors. Nine years
later, the Puerto Rican native compiled a league-leading 111 RBI for
the World Champion Cardinals, while becoming the first unanimous MVP
in the National League since Carl Hubbell in 1936.
Quote
"He is annoying every pitcher in the league. He is strong, he
hits to all fields, and he makes all the plays. He's the most
relaxed first-year man I ever saw. -1958"
— Willie Mays
Did You Know... that Orlando Cepeda's father, Pedro "Perucho"
Cepeda, was a great Puerto Rican slugger who was known as "Babe Ruth
of the Caribbean?" |
