Orlando Peña
Full name: Orlando Gregorio Peña Quevara
Also known as: Orlando · Orlando Peña
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Born
- 1933-11-17 · Victoria de las Tunas
- Debut
- 1958-08-24
Orlando Peña is a Cuban baseball player, born on 17 November 1933 in Victoria de las Tunas. His full name is recorded as Orlando Gregorio Peña Quevara. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 14 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1958 and 1975. Most of that was with Kansas City Athletics, 4 seasons of it, with the remainder for Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
Across his recorded career he batted .136, with 36 hits, 2 home runs and 22 runs batted in. He is credited with 56 wins against 77 losses, an earned run average of 3.70, and 819 strikeouts. His 819 strikeouts are the 12th highest total among the 126 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.18, in 1973 (62.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 12, in 1963.
Career summary
- Seasons 14 (1958–1975)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsBaltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.100 / .167 / .120 - ERA 3.66
· Innings 305.0
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 46 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .088 | .184 | .118 | .302 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 13 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .161 | .206 | .161 | .367 |
| 1963 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 35 | 78 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .145 | .221 | .194 | .415 |
| 1964 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 42 | 83 | 75 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .160 | .200 | .213 | .413 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 30 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 54 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 48 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 42 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1974 | California Angels | American League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | California Angels | American League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | National League | 166 | 61 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .167 | .120 | .287 |
| Career total | — | American League | 263 | 247 | 214 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 38 | .145 | .196 | .178 | .374 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 1 | 0 | .60 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .933 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 5 | 9 | 4.76 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 136.0 | 150 | 80 | 72 | 26 | 39 | 77 | 1.390 |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1.179 |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 6 | 4 | 3.01 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 89.2 | 71 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 56 | 1.093 |
| 1963 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 12 | 20 | 3.69 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 217.0 | 218 | 93 | 89 | 24 | 53 | 128 | 1.249 |
| 1964 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 12 | 14 | 4.43 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 219.1 | 231 | 126 | 108 | 40 | 73 | 184 | 1.386 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 4 | 6 | 2.51 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 54 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 55 | 1.291 |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | American League | 0 | 6 | 6.88 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35.1 | 42 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 1.557 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 108.0 | 105 | 47 | 36 | 16 | 35 | 79 | 1.296 |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 0 | 3 | 3.36 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 88.1 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 72 | 1.008 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.500 |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | National League | 2 | 1 | 4.78 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 37.2 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 1.195 |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.432 |
| 1973 | Baltimore Orioles | American League | 1 | 1 | 4.03 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44.2 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 23 | .985 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 4 | 4 | 2.18 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 62.0 | 60 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 1.194 |
| 1974 | California Angels | American League | 0 | 0 | .00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .875 |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 5 | 2 | 2.60 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 1.444 |
| 1975 | California Angels | American League | 0 | 2 | 2.13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.658 |
| Career total | — | National League | 17 | 17 | 3.66 | 166 | 8 | 17 | 305.0 | 311 | 137 | 124 | 35 | 87 | 183 | 1.305 |
| Career total | — | American League | 39 | 60 | 3.71 | 261 | 85 | 23 | 897.0 | 864 | 412 | 370 | 116 | 265 | 636 | 1.259 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Orlando Peña born?
Orlando Peña was born on 1933-11-17 in Victoria de las Tunas.
Which teams did Orlando Peña play for?
Orlando Peña appears for Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals across 14 recorded seasons.
What are Orlando Peña's career statistics?
In 14 recorded seasons Orlando Peña batted .100 with 5 hits, 0 home runs and 4 runs batted in.
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