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Cepeda, Orlando (1937–)Orlando Cepeda was born September 17, 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. A baseball player with slugging power who starred with the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, he was one of the most visible Latinos in the game.
Orlando Cepeda (1999) Date of Birth: 9/17/1937 Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico Orlando Cepeda came from a baseball family, with a father who played professional baseball in Puerto Rico. New York Giants . Cepeda signed with the New York Giants in 1955. After three years in the minor leagues, he was in the starting lineup for the Giants in 1958.
Dec 26, 2023 · How Orlando Cepeda finally was elected to the Hall of Fame. Almost 25 years after his playing career ended, Orlando Cepeda wept with joy when he learned that on March 2, 1999, that he finally had been elected the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. “It’s hard to explain the feeling …. I’ve been ready for this for 17 years,” Cepeda ...
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Nov 14, 2021 · In 1999, Cepeda was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cepeda is the ninth oldest living member of the Hall of Fame. His good friend and former teammate, Willie Mays, is the oldest at 90 ...
Feb 7, 2022 · On March 17, 1969, the Cardinals traded a former National League MVP for a future one, sending first baseman Orlando Cepeda to the Braves for catcher and first baseman Joe Torre. The 29-year-old Torre’s departure from the Braves was no surprise. Since placing second to Billy Williams in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1961 ...
Buddhism saved me,” says baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, who transformed his life through Nichiren Buddhist practice. Nicknamed “The Baby Bull” after his father, “The Bull,” the Babe Ruth of Puerto Rico, Cepeda grew up playing baseball. He was a powerful slugger with a lifetime batting average of .297 and 379 career home runs.
