1958 Topps Orlando Cepeda
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)
Primary Team: San Francisco Giants
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
Hitting
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.
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)
Primary Team: San Francisco Giants
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
Hitting
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.