found: African American National Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Cepeda, Orlando; Manuel Orlando Cepeda y Pennes; baseball player; born 17 September 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States; signed contract with the Giants (1955); named Giants MVP by Bay Area fans, San Francisco (1958); earned Rookie of the Year award; traded to St. Louis Cardinals (1966); won Sporting News's Comeback Player of the Year award (1966); played with Atlanta Braves (1968); traded to Oakland Athletics (1972); retired (1974); embraced Buddhism (1980s); attended a Giants fantasy camp and was given a job as special assistant for player development (1985); elected to the Puerto Rican Hall of Fame (1993) and to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1999))