Orlando Cepeda Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ORLANDO CEPEDA
Born: September 17, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Full name Orlando Manuel (Pennes) Cepeda
Born September 17, 1937, Ponce, Puerto Rico
First Game: April 15, 1958; Final Game: September 19, 1974
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 210
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1999
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1967)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1967)
Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1958)
Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1958)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1959)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961 to 1962 and 1967)
ORLANDO CEPEDA
This article was written by Mark Stewart and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
For a decade and a half starting in the late 1950s, few things were more unnerving to major league pitchers than the sight of Orlando Cepeda striding confidently to the plate. A power hitter in the truest sense of the word, Cepeda played as long and as hard as his disintegrating knees could take him. Remembered as a difference-maker both in the field and the clubhouse, he had an uncanny ability to make bad teams good and good teams great. Cepeda's heartbreaking post-career fall from grace—and eventual resurrection to Cooperstown—provided a fascinating final chapter to his remarkable story, as well as a poignant reminder of the ephemeral nature of stardom in sports.
Orlando Manuel Cepeda was born on September 17, 1937, in the southern seaport city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His brother, Pedro, was four years older. Cepeda's father, Perucho, was a big, power-hitting shortstop sometimes called the "Babe Ruth of the Caribbean," but more commonly known as "The Bull." Cepeda often answered to Peruchin, and would come to be called "The Baby Bull" (and also Cha-Cha) by his fans.
After Orlando was born, his father joined the Guayama club of the Puerto Rican Winter League. This proved helpful to the family, as the money he had been sending from the Dominican was barely keeping the family afloat, and what he kept for himself he often gambled away. Though past his prime, Perucho batted over .400 in 1938 and 1940, and in 1939 edged Josh Gibson for the Puerto Rican League batting title with a .383 mark.
Born September 17, 1937, Ponce, Puerto Rico
First Game: April 15, 1958; Final Game: September 19, 1974
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 210
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1999
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1967)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1967)
Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1958)
Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1958)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1959)
Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961 to 1962 and 1967)
ORLANDO CEPEDA
This article was written by Mark Stewart and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
For a decade and a half starting in the late 1950s, few things were more unnerving to major league pitchers than the sight of Orlando Cepeda striding confidently to the plate. A power hitter in the truest sense of the word, Cepeda played as long and as hard as his disintegrating knees could take him. Remembered as a difference-maker both in the field and the clubhouse, he had an uncanny ability to make bad teams good and good teams great. Cepeda's heartbreaking post-career fall from grace—and eventual resurrection to Cooperstown—provided a fascinating final chapter to his remarkable story, as well as a poignant reminder of the ephemeral nature of stardom in sports.
Orlando Manuel Cepeda was born on September 17, 1937, in the southern seaport city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His brother, Pedro, was four years older. Cepeda's father, Perucho, was a big, power-hitting shortstop sometimes called the "Babe Ruth of the Caribbean," but more commonly known as "The Bull." Cepeda often answered to Peruchin, and would come to be called "The Baby Bull" (and also Cha-Cha) by his fans.
After Orlando was born, his father joined the Guayama club of the Puerto Rican Winter League. This proved helpful to the family, as the money he had been sending from the Dominican was barely keeping the family afloat, and what he kept for himself he often gambled away. Though past his prime, Perucho batted over .400 in 1938 and 1940, and in 1939 edged Josh Gibson for the Puerto Rican League batting title with a .383 mark.
2010-2011 Prime 9 (in person), 2005 This Week in Baseball (in person), 1962 1962 World Series (in person), 2006 The Republic of Baseball: The Dominican Giants of the American (in person), 2008 Spiritual Revolution (in person), 1969 1969 National League Championship Series (in person), 2008 2008 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 2005 Viva Baseball! (in person), 2003 100 Years of the World Series (in person), 2000-2002 ESPN SportsCentury (in person), 2001 2001 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 2001 Viva Cepeda! (in person), 1999 1999 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1968 1968 World Series (in person), 1967 1967 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1964 1964 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 2006 Premios Fox Sports 4ta Edición (in person), 2010 Beisbol (in person), 1967 1967 World Series (in person)
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ORLANDO CEPEDA Baseball signed: "Orlando Cepeda/ROY 58". Rawlings Official National League baseball, Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., President. Puerto Rican slugger Orlando Cepeda was the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1958. read more...
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BULL" CEPEDA Official Major League Baseball signed by the Hall of Famer, encased in PSA Sports cube with authentication label and an overall grade of 9.5. Baseball signed "Orlando Cepeda" in blue ink. 2½-inch diameter baseball. Official Major League baseball, Allen H. Selig. read more...
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BULL" CEPEDA Rawlings Official Major League Baseball signed with his year of induction into the Hall of Fame, "HOF99", encased in PSA Sports cube with authentication label and an overall grade of 9.5. Baseball signed "Orlando Cepeda/HOF99" in blue ink. 2½-inch diameter baseball. read more...
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BULL" CEPEDA Official Major League Baseball signed by the Hall of Famer, sealed in PSA Sports cube with authentication label and an overall grade of 9. Baseball signed "Orlando Cepeda" in blue ink. 2½-inch diameter baseball. Rawlings Official Major League baseball, Allan H. Selig, Commissioner. read more...
Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BULL" CEPEDA Very rare signature "Orlando Cepeda "Baby Bull" ", signed in blue ink on the sweet spot, sealed in PSA/DNA cube with authentication label and an overall grade of 9.5. Baseball signed "Orlando Cepeda/"Baby Bull" " Rawlings Official Major League baseball, Allan H. read more...
Sale Price $488.75
$575.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BULL" CEPEDA Very rare signature "Orlando Manuel Cepeda", signed in blue ink on the sweet spot, sealed in PSA/DNA cube with authentication label and an overall grade of 9. Baseball signed "Orlando Manuel Cepeda". Rawlings Official Major League baseball, Allan H. read more...
Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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ORLANDO "THE BABY BLUE" CEPEDA Color image of the Hall of Famer, shown in his Boston Red Sox uniform Photograph signed: "Orlando/Cepeda" in black felt tip, Color 8x10. Puerto Rican slugger read more...
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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ORLANDO CEPEDA Signed 1962 baseball card, the year of his first world championship Sports Card signed: "Orlando Cepeda". Color, 2½x3½. Topps baseball card #40 for 1962, with season and career batting stats through 1961 printed on verso. read more...
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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1968 WORLD SERIES: DETROIT TIGERS and ST LOUIS CARDINALS Twenty-one players from the 7-game Series, including Hall of Famers Kaline and Brock; and other stars including Curt Flood, Orlando Cepeda and Bill Freehan and Willie Horton. read more...
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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CURT FLOOD, BOB GIBSON, ORLANDO CEPEDA, VIDA BLUE, MAURY WILLS, TONY OLIVA and OTHERS 20 Major League ballplayers active in the 1960s and 1970s signed this PSA/DNA authenticated baseball. read more...
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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CURT FLOOD, ORLANDO CEPEDA, DAVE WICKERSHAM, BOB GIBSON, CHARLIE JAMES, BOBBY RICHARDSON, JIM RAY HART, BARNEY SCHULTZ, GENE MAUCH, CURT SIMMONS, MILT PAPPAS, JOHN EDWARDS, DEAN CHANCE, JERRY BUCHEK, read more...
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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ROGER MARIS, ORLANDO CEPEDA and TIM McCARVER. Magazine Photographs signed: "Roger Maris", "Orlando Cepeda" and "Tim McCarver" on their respective photos. Color, 8½x11. MARIS broke Babe Ruth's 34-year-old major league record of 60 home runs in one season when he hit 61 in 1961. read more...
Sale Price $467.50
$550.00
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1980 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 25 members of the team pen their names on this official American League baseball Baseball Signed: "Tony LaRussa", "Orlando Cepeda, "Britt read more...
Sale Price $701.25
$825.00
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NEW YORK GIANTS Eleven former New York Giants sign a Cooperstown stadium series commemorative baseball bat honoring the Polo Grounds. Baseball Bat signed: "Juan/Marichal", "Orlando Cepeda", "Bobby read more...
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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JUAN MARICHAL and ORLANDO CEPEDA Both signed the bill of the San Francisco Giants cap Hat signed: "Juan/Marichal/#27", "Orland Cepeda/#30". Black and orange San Francisco Giants cap, signed on the bill in white felt tip. read more...
Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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ST.LOUIS CARDINALS: 1968. Official "Giles" National League Baseball signed by "Red Schoendienst" read more...
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00