Player
Orlando Cepeda HOF 1999
Player Info
- Full Name
- Orlando Manuel
- Born
-
September 17, 1937
Ponce, P.R. - Died
- June 28, 2024
- Size
- 6'2" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 15, 1958
- Final Game
- September 19, 1974
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- San Francisco Giants 1958-1966
- St. Louis Cardinals 1966-1968
- Atlanta Braves 1969-1972
- Oakland Athletics 1972-1972
- Boston Red Sox 1973-1973
- Kansas City Royals 1974-1974
Honors
11 x All-Star
1973 - Outstanding DH Award
(AL)
1967 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1967 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1967 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1962 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1961 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1959 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1958 - TSN Rookie of the Year
(NL)
1958 - Rookie of the Year
(NL)
Career Batting
2,124
G
.297
AVG
2,351
H
379
HR
1,365
RBI
.845
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .215 |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 142 | 550 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 51 | .289 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 28 | 84 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .298 |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 71 | 250 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 31 | .276 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 148 | 567 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 87 | .305 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | 154 | 573 | 147 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 74 | .257 |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 600 | 149 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 71 | .248 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 563 | 183 | 37 | 0 | 25 | 91 | .325 |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | 19 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .286 |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 452 | 137 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 65 | .303 |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 142 | 529 | 161 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 75 | .304 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 579 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 34 | 100 | .316 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 162 | 625 | 191 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 105 | .306 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 152 | 585 | 182 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 105 | .311 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 569 | 169 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 81 | .297 |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 605 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 92 | .317 |
| 1958 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 603 | 188 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 88 | .312 |