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Orlando Cepeda

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Puerto Rican baseball player (1937-2024)

United StatesLived 1937 to 2024 · aged 86
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Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes, nicknamed "the Baby Bull" and "Peruchin", was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, coach and scout.

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Cepeda in 1961Cepeda in 1961Orlando Cepeda's number 30 was retired by the San Francisco Giants in 1999.Orlando Cepeda's number 30 was retired by the San Francisco Giants in 1999.Cepeda in 2008Cepeda in 2008

Awards 1

1967Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

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Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes, nicknamed "the Baby Bull" and "Peruchin", was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1958 to 1974, most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants where he established himself as one of the most consistent power hitters in the National League (NL) during the 1960s. An 11-time All-Star player, Cepeda was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2024 · aged 86
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16 languages

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