101. Perez010699 Tony Perez and orlando cepeda to be ushered into the baseball Hall of Fametogether. TONY PEREZ 23 .279 379 1652. orlando cepeda 17 .297 379 1365 http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1999/perez010699.html

Perez, Cepeda hope for 2000 By Sean Keeler, Post staff reporter Soon, maybe as soon as next year, two of the greatest Latin ballplayers of the last 35 years will be together, sharing a good laugh at breakfast. They'll meet on an early morning in Cooperstown, N.Y., on the cusp of baseball immortality. That would be perfect - just Tony, Orlando and the dawn. It would only be appropriate for old friends Tony Perez and Orlando Cepeda to be ushered into the baseball Hall of Fame together. Statistically, they are joined at the hip. Perez and Cepeda are tied with 379 career home runs each. Both left a legacy as imposing, ERA-bloating, clutch-hitting RBI machines. It goes much deeper than that. Cepeda is godfather to Perez's son Eduardo. The first question the 'Baby Bull' asked a caller to his northern California home with the results of the Hall of Fame voting Tuesday was, 'How did Tony do?' The first baseman of the Big Red Machine did OK. But OK doesn't get you into the Hall. Perez was fifth in the voting in his eighth year on the ballot, appearing on 302 of 497 cast (60.76 percent) by 10-year members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. A candidate must appear on 75 percent of all ballots (374 this year) for enshrinement. Nolan Ryan (491 votes), George Brett (488) and Robin Yount (385) made the cut this year, their first year on the ballot, the most first-year selectees since the first Hall of Fame class in 1936.

102. Orlando Cepeda orlando cepeda 30 First baseman San Francisco Giants/New York Giants.orlando Manuel (Penne) cepeda Baby Bull ; Cha Cha http://www.baseball-statistics.com/HOF/Cepeda.htm

Home Hall of Fame Player Index Orlando Cepeda Giants/New York Giants Orlando Manuel (Penne) Cepeda: "Baby Bull"; "Cha Cha" Born: September 17, 1937 at Ponce, Puerto Rico Bats: right Throws: right Height: 6'2" Weight: 210 lbs Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1999 Major League Debut: April 15, 1958 He was nicknamed "Baby Bull" because his father, Perucho "The Bull" Cepeda, was a great Puerto Rican slugger in his own right. Although he was only 20 years old when he broke into the majors, Cepeda was immediately successful with the San Francisco Giants, winning the Rookie of the Year in 1958, belted 25 homers, led the National League with 38 doubles, knocked in 96 runs and batted .312. In his first Major League game, this Latino powerhouse homered to help beat Don Drysdale and the Dodgers. His manager for the first two years, Bill Rigney called him " the best young right-handed power hitter I've ever seen." He was very successful with the Giants, hitting in a lineup with Willie Mays and Willie McCovey ahead of him; he was a 6-time All-Star there (1959-1964)

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BALLPLAYERS TEAMS CHRONOLOGY TODAY ... Rules: 1900-present Rules The Field The Ball The Bat The Uniforms Chronology FAQ Authors BaseballLibrary.com by The Idea Logical Company, Inc. Orlando Cepeda Nickname(s): The Baby Bull Born: 1B-OF 1958-74 Giants , Cardinals, Braves, Athletics, Red Sox, Royals All-Star in 191959-64, 67 Most Valuable Player Award in 1967 Led League in hr 61, rbi 61, 67 Hall of Fame in 1999 Games Average HR RBI Career League CS World Series SHOPPING Look for Orlando Cepeda books at BN.com Look for Orlando Cepeda books at Amazon.com Your purchases keep BaseballLibrary.com online. Thank you! RELATED LINKS "After the game I smoked a joint and felt great, relaxed" The Fury at Fenway O, Charlie O. Book Excerpts Baby Bull by Orlando Cepeda "While Cepeda was phenomenal as a rookie and a favorite of the fans, Mays could beat you every day in every way. He really came to play" : Nick Testa Moe Drabowsky from Banks to Sandberg to Grace Submissions My All-Time Braves Team by Michael Rapaport Major League Leaders Who Weren't: 1961's Unbalanced Schedule by Fred Worth The 1971 Swap Meet: The Trades That Weren't by Bruce Markusen Left Field Gold Gloves - National League by Paul White 1972: McLain For Cepeda by Bruce Markusen Ask The Experts What was the Braves' Opening Day lineup in 1969?

104. Orlando Cepeda Profile | MWLguide.com Midwest League profiles. A portrait of orlando cepeda, who played MWL baseballearly in his professional career. http://www.mwlguide.com/biography/cepeda.html

MWLguide.com History Profiles Orlando Cepeda Profiles: Index Midwest League Profile Cha Cha Orlando Manuel Cepeda started the 1955 season at Salem in the Appalachian League. He played 26 games there before being assigned to the Kokomo Giants in the MWL predecessor Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. The kid he wasn't yet 18 had an excellent partial season at Kokomo: G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA 92 374 83 147 23 2 21 91 .393 Cepeda was the league's batting average champion, and his 21 homers were just 3 behind teammate (and manager) Walter Dixon. He was selected as third baseman on the league's postseason All-Star team. Two years latter later Cepeda joined the big league Giants. On the day this essay was written, the Baby Bull was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. New Changed Major Change Profiles Orlando Cepeda's major league career Notes: Every source I've got says the 1955 Kokomo nine was an independent team. The coincidence of team namesthe New York Giants assigning Cepeda to a minor league team also named the Giantsappears to actually be a coincidence. This profile originated as the July 25, 1999

105. Orlando Cepeda : MLB Legends MLB Legends. HITTERS LEGENDS PITCHERS. orlando cepeda When the Giantsdebuted in San Francisco, so did cepeda. One of the city’s favorites, http://www.mlb-legends.com/legends/orlandoCepeda.php

HITTERS LEGENDS PITCHERS Orlando Cepeda Team: S.F. Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, K.C. Royals, Oakland A’s Birthdate: September 17, 1937 in Ponce, P.R. Positions: 1B/OF Hall of Fame: Team AVG AB H R HR RBI BB K SB Career(15 yrs) Career List CAREER BRIEFLY: When the Giants debuted in San Francisco, so did Cepeda. One of the city’s favorites, he started his career by going deep on future Hall of Famer Don Drysdale. It was the sign of things to come, as Cepeda was the first unanimous choice for the 1958 Rookie of the Year award since Carl Hubbell in 1936. From that point on, Cepeda hit over .300 nine times, knocked in 100 runs over eight times and led the league in home runs once. Knee injuries ended his career at 37, but when he was finished, he led all foreign-born players with 379 career homers. That record would stand until 1999, when Jose Canseco passed him while with the Toronto Blue Jays. LEGACY: Cepeda was one of the first great Latin sluggers, since surpassed by Canseco and Rafael Palmeiro. However, his image was tarnished when he was caught smuggling 160 pounds of marijuana in 1975, just one year after he retired from baseball. That action may have delayed his induction to the Hall for nearly two decades. WHERE IS HE NOW?

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