Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾˈlando seˈpeða]; September 17, 1937 – June 28, 2024), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda with the San Francisco Giants in 1965
First baseman
Born: (1937-09-17)September 17, 1937 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: June 28, 2024(2024-06-28) (aged 86) Concord, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1958, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1974, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.297
Hits	2,351
Home runs	379
Runs batted in	1,365
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1958–1966) St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1968) Atlanta Braves (1969–1972) Oakland Athletics (1972) Boston Red Sox (1973) Kansas City Royals (1974)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (1959–1964, 1967) World Series champion (1967) NL MVP (1967) NL Rookie of the Year (1958) NL home run leader (1961) 2× NL RBI leader (1961, 1967) San Francisco Giants No. 30 retired San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1999
Election Method	Veterans Committee

During a 17-year career, he played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966–68), Atlanta Braves (1969–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), and Kansas City Royals (1974).

Cepeda was selected to play in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to start one. Cepeda died on June 28, 2024, at the age of 86.^[1][2]