Orlando Cepeda, slugging Hall of Famer who won World Series with Cardinals, dies at 86
Orlando Cepeda earned his only MVP award with the Cardinals in 1967, when he helped lead the team he christened “El Birdos” to the 1967 World Series title.
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Writer
FILE – St. Louis Cardinals’ Orlando Cepeda, left, and Boston Red Sox’s Carl Yastrzemski pose for a photo in March 1968 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cepeda, the slugg…