Cepeda and teammate Willie Mays were the only NL players to finish the season ranked among the leaders in hits, home runs, RBIs, batting average, runs scored and stolen bases.
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes was born on September 17, 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The son of Pedro “Perucho” Cepeda[1], a legendary baseball player in Puerto Rico, Orlando was surrounded by the sport from an early age. His father was known as “The Bull” and was a revered figure in Puerto Rican baseball. Despite his father’s influence, Cepeda faced a challenging childhood after his father’s early death, which thrust the family into financial difficulties.
One of a small chain of nursery-rhyme theme parks
Storyland was on Highway 41, near Akers Mill Road, in Marietta, Georgia. It opened June 19, 1956, as part of a small chain of nursery-rhyme theme parks (the others were in Florida, New York, and Cape Cod), although it featured locally crafted exhibits. My parents took me here occasionally as a child and I loved it.
World Series Champions Forever!
Technically the Braves started playing baseball in 1903 although the actual “Braves” name didn’t stick until 1941. Prior to that, they were the Boston Beaneaters, Doves, Rustlers, Braves, Bees, and finally Braves again.
