#59 Orlando Cepeda, First Base, 32 yrs, Houston Astros
Sunday, 8/6/1970 |
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| Orlando Cepeda
9/17/1937
32
P.R.,,
6"2
215
First Base
R
R
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Minimal
Some ability
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
Very inconsistent
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Prone
4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 26,000,000
1972
12 Year(s), 127 Days (2191 total Days)
127 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 127 Days (2191 total Days)
12 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 3 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/25 | @CHN | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 7/26 | @CHN | W 8-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 7/27 | @CHN | W 8-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 7/29 | @PHI | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 7/30 | @PHI | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 7/31 | @PHI | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 8/1 | @PHI | W 7-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 8/2 | STL | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
| 8/3 | STL | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 8/4 | STL | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 103 | 386 | 105 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 80 | 72 | 41 | 55 | .272 | .357 | .560 | .916 | .887 | .288 |
| Projected | 156 | 584 | 159 | 33 | 6 | 41 | 121 | 109 | 62 | 83 | .272 | .357 | .560 | .916 | .887 | .288 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 99 | 441 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 71.2 | 6.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 99 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | .410 | .727 | 1.138 |
| vs. RHP | 287 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 47 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .258 | .336 | .502 | .838 |
| Close/Late | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .327 | .467 | .794 |
| Scoring Position | 86 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .291 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 50 | 185 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 26 | .319 | .395 | .649 | 1.044 |
| Road | 53 | 201 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 29 | .229 | .320 | .478 | .798 |
| This Week | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .474 | 1.125 | 1.599 |
| Last Week | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .269 | .555 |
| March/April | 24 | 92 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | .228 | .324 | .446 | .770 |
| May | 26 | 98 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 13 | .316 | .376 | .582 | .958 |
| June | 27 | 96 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | .240 | .348 | .573 | .921 |
| July | 22 | 89 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 12 | .281 | .347 | .528 | .875 |
| August | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .455 | .571 | 1.455 | 2.026 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1958 | 134 | 360 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .345 | .458 | .804 | KC |
| 1959 | 147 | 570 | 211 | 53 | 6 | 21 | 112 | 102 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .418 | .595 | 1.013 | KC,AL |
| 1960 | 146 | 594 | 232 | 46 | 5 | 30 | 133 | 104 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .436 | .636 | 1.072 | KC,AL |
| 1961 | 158 | 634 | 233 | 46 | 3 | 46 | 130 | 129 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .368 | .422 | .667 | 1.090 | KC,AL |
| 1962 | 155 | 632 | 200 | 37 | 2 | 29 | 110 | 119 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .382 | .519 | .901 | KC,AL |
| 1963 | 158 | 611 | 201 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 116 | 106 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .377 | .581 | .958 | KC,AL |
| 1964 | 156 | 624 | 214 | 45 | 4 | 43 | 131 | 110 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 0 | .343 | .388 | .635 | 1.023 | KC,AL |
| 1965 | 158 | 626 | 230 | 53 | 3 | 37 | 129 | 122 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 1 | .367 | .414 | .639 | 1.053 | KC,AL |
| 1966 | 156 | 596 | 201 | 39 | 3 | 49 | 144 | 113 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .395 | .659 | 1.055 | KC,AL |
| 1967 | 155 | 561 | 181 | 37 | 4 | 41 | 126 | 121 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 0 | .323 | .403 | .622 | 1.026 | HOU |
| 1968 | 152 | 575 | 191 | 34 | 0 | 40 | 109 | 100 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .332 | .392 | .600 | .992 | HOU |
| 1969 | 151 | 550 | 173 | 33 | 1 | 46 | 111 | 97 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .387 | .629 | 1.016 | HOU,NL |
| 1970 | 103 | 386 | 105 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 80 | 72 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .357 | .560 | .916 | HOU |
| Total | 1929 | 7319 | 2477 | 500 | 38 | 460 | 1481 | 1343 | 661 | 61 | 37 | 762 | 3 | 2 | .338 | .396 | .606 | 1.002 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1964 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .200 | .304 | .504 |
| Total | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .200 | .304 | .504 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 102 | 99 | 1033 | 80 | 107 | 1121 | 8 | .993 | 873.1 | 11.55 | | | | |
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10/10/1962: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1963, hitting .418 with 7 HR, 22 RBI...
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1963, hitting .444 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1963, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1963...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/14/1964...
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Kansas City in 1964...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Cleveland on 5/1/1965...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Baltimore on 5/3/1965...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1965, hitting .552 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against California on 6/8/1965...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston on 6/24/1965...
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1965, hitting .376 with 5 HR, 29 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1965, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1965, hitting .367 with 37 HR, 129 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1966, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1966, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (A) on 7/22/1966...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1966, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1966, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1966...
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/4/1967 to a 6-year deal worth $26,000,000 per year...
Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 4 runs on 9/12/1967...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/29/1967, off Don Cardwell (ATL)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1967, hitting .406 with 11 HR, 25 RBI...
Injured on 4/11/1969 with a Tight Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1969, hitting .609 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1970, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1959 - .370 - 1st
1960 - .391 - 1st
1961 - .368 - 1st
1963 - .329 - 5th
1964 - .343 - 2nd
1965 - .367 - 1st
1966 - .337 - 7th
1968 - .332 - 2nd
| OBP
1959 - .418 - 4th
1960 - .436 - 1st
1961 - .422 - 10th
1965 - .414 - 9th
| SLG
1959 - .595 - 4th
1960 - .636 - 1st
1961 - .667 - 1st
1963 - .581 - 7th
1964 - .635 - 3rd
1965 - .639 - 2nd
1966 - .659 - 4th
1967 - .622 - 7th
1968 - .600 - 6th
1969 - .629 - 4th
| OPS
1959 - 1.013 - 4th
1960 - 1.072 - 1st
1961 - 1.090 - 2nd
1963 - .958 - 9th
1964 - 1.023 - 6th
1965 - 1.053 - 3rd
1966 - 1.055 - 4th
1967 - 1.026 - 8th
1968 - .992 - 9th
1969 - 1.016 - 4th
| Hits
1959 - 211 - 2nd
1960 - 232 - 1st
1961 - 233 - 1st
1962 - 200 - 3rd
1963 - 201 - 3rd
1964 - 214 - 1st
1965 - 230 - 1st
1966 - 201 - 6th
1968 - 191 - 3rd
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Doubles
1959 - 53 - 1st
1960 - 46 - 2nd
1961 - 46 - 2nd
1963 - 39 - 4th
1964 - 45 - 2nd
1965 - 53 - 1st
1966 - 39 - 8th
| Triples
1959 - 6 - 2nd
1960 - 5 - 6th
| Homeruns
1960 - 30 - 10th
1961 - 46 - 2nd
1963 - 37 - 10th
1964 - 43 - 5th
1966 - 49 - 4th
1967 - 41 - 9th
1968 - 40 - 8th
1969 - 46 - 4th
| RBI
1959 - 112 - 6th
1960 - 133 - 2nd
1961 - 130 - 4th
1963 - 116 - 8th
1964 - 131 - 3rd
1965 - 129 - 4th
1966 - 144 - 3rd
1967 - 126 - 10th
1968 - 109 - 8th
1969 - 111 - 9th
| Runs
1959 - 102 - 9th
1960 - 104 - 10th
1961 - 129 - 2nd
1963 - 106 - 10th
1965 - 122 - 4th
1967 - 121 - 9th
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