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  1. Cepeda, who had a low average in the 1967 World Series, hit a home run that gave the Cardinals a two games to one lead. The Tigers, however, won three of the next four games to win their first World Series since 1945.

  2. Orlando Cepeda. Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-2 , 210lb (188cm, 95kg) Born: September 17, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Debut: (Age 20-210d, 11,504th in major league history) 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 37-002d) 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB.

    • September 17, 1937
  3. On Nov. 7, 1967, Cepeda was named the National League’s MVP in a unanimous vote – becoming the first unanimous NL MVP since Carl Hubbell in 1936. Cepeda hit .325 with 25 homers and an NL-best 111 RBI that season, batting cleanup in the Cardinals’ powerful lineup.

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    • Instant favorite. April 15, 1958. Cepeda and the Giants made their San Francisco debuts on the same day in the Major Leagues’ inaugural regular-season game on the West Coast.
    • Tops in NL. 1958. In another apocryphal story, Giants coach Whitey Lockman started a Spring Training conversation about Cepeda with manager Bill Rigney.
    • Tough road to glory. 1980-99. Various campaigns were launched on Cepeda’s behalf to strengthen his bid for election to baseball’s Hall of Fame. But in 1994, his final year of eligibility on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot, he fell seven votes short.
    • Giant menace. 1958-64. Cepeda consistently ranked among baseball’s most formidable hitters until a knee injury limited him to 33 games in 1965. From 1958-64, he averaged 32 homers and 107 RBIs per season while hitting .309.
  4. Orlando Manuel Cepeda. Nickname: Baby Bull. Born: 9/17/1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Debut: 4/15/1958. Hall of Fame: 1999. Year. AB.

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  7. Apr 26, 2024 · Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican professional baseball player who became one of the first new stars to emerge when major league baseball arrived on the U.S. West Coast in 1958. He helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 1967.

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