
Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast
This podcast features biographies of famous Major League Baseball players.
Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast
Orlando Cepeda - "Spring Training Edition"
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Matthew Russell
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Episode 11
Details the playing career of Giants, Cardinals, and Braves hitting great, Orlando Cepeda!
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