The Baby Bull – Orlando Cepeda
Hi everyone! Episode eleven of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of an amazing hitter who hit for both power and average for the San Francisco Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Atlanta Braves: the great Orlando Cepeda! He was a fun-loving clubhouse leader for the Cardinals as they went on to a World Series victory in 1967. He had an excellent career and an interesting life.
Career Highlights:
- He was a 7-time All-Star
- He was the 1958 National League Rookie of the Year
- He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1967)
- He was a World Series Champion with the St. Louis Cardinals (1967)
- He was the National League Home Run Champion in 1961
- He led the National League in RBIs twice in 1961 and 1967
- He had 9 seasons where he batted over .300
- He was the first winner of the American League’s Outstanding Designated Hitter Award (1973)
- And he was the 2nd Puerto Rican baseball player (after Roberto Clemente) to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame
List of sources:
- SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
- baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
- Wikipedia
- baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)