Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda
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- Description
- Orlando Cepeda was one of many many players featured on collectible coins made by Topps and included in packs of baseball cards. Cepeda was a first baseman for the Giants (1958-66), Cardinals (1966-68), Braves (1968-72), Athletics (1972), Red Sox (1973), and Royals (1974). In 1958, Cepeda was named the National League’s Rookie of the Year, and the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1967, the same year he helped the Cardinals win the World Series. He was also an eleven-time All-Star playing both games in 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962, and in the games in 1963, 1964, and 1967. In 1961, Cepeda led the National League in home runs with 46 runs and in RBI’s with 142. In 1967, he also led the league in RBI’s with 111. In 1999, the Giants retired Cepeda’s number and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cap, bottle
- date made
- 1964
- referenced
- San Francisco Giants
- depicted (sitter)
- Cepeda, Orlando
- maker
- Topps Company, Inc.
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- 1996.0213.082
- accession number
- 1996.0213
- catalog number
- 1996.0213.082
- subject
- Sports
- Baseball
- Professional
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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