Orlando Cepeda - Wikipedia
The Cardinals won the pennant by 10 games (101–60), and defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series. Cepeda concluded the season hitting .325, with 21 game-winning hits and a league-leading 111 RBIs.
Orlando Cepeda, first-ever Red Sox designated hitter, dies at 86
Jun 30, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died.
Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, first Boston Red Sox DH, dies at 86
Jun 29, 2024 · Orlando Cepeda, the Hall of Fame baseball player who was the first designated hitter in Boston Red Sox history, died Friday at the age of 86.
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Red Sox manager pays tribute to late MLB Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda
Jun 29, 2024 · The baseball world suffered a difficult loss this week as MLB Hall of Famer and former Red Sox designated hitter Orlando Cepeda died at age 86. A native of Puerto Rico, Cepeda was also a...
In Memoriam: Orlando Cepeda - Society for American Baseball …
Jun 28, 2024 · Cepeda rebounded from knee surgery to hit 25 home runs in 1967 and earn the league’s MVP award. The Cardinals won the pennant and the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. Cepeda hit two home runs in the 1968 World Series, but the Cardinals fell in seven games to the Detroit Tigers.
Remembering late Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, the first Red Sox …
Jun 29, 2024 · Six years before playing for the Red Sox, Orlando Cepeda (left) met up with future teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski in the 1967 World Series. HARRY HALL/Associated Press. No...
Orlando Cepeda, Hall of Fame first baseman, Red Sox ... - Boston …
Jun 30, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
Orlando Cepeda, Hall of Fame first baseman, Red Sox first DH, …
Jun 30, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
The Designated Hitter Turns 50: Remembering Orlando Cepeda
May 19, 2013 · When Orlando Cepeda agreed to a one-year contract with the Red Sox on January 18, 1973, he became the first major league player signed expressly to become a designated hitter under the new American League rule.