Joe Pepitone Notable

b. October 9, 1940 · New York Yankees 1962–1969, Houston Astros 1970, Chicago Cubs 1970–1973, Atlanta Braves 1973

Joe Pepitone played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1962 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1973.

Across 1,397 games he batted .258, with 1,315 hits and 606 runs. He finished with 219 home runs, 158 doubles and 41 stolen bases.

He played 953 games at first base, with 8,172 putouts and 61 errors. He turned 781 double plays. He also played 496 games in the outfield.

He took three Gold Gloves, between 1965 and 1969. He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1963 to 1965.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on October 9, 1940, and died on March 13, 2023. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1963, 1964, 1965
Gold Glove	3	1965, 1966, 1969
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1963

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1962	NYY	63	138	14	33	3	2	7	17	3	21	1	.239
1963	NYY	157	580	79	157	16	3	27	89	23	63	3	.271
1964	NYY	160	613	71	154	12	3	28	100	24	63	2	.251
1965	NYY	143	531	51	131	18	3	18	62	43	59	4	.247
1966	NYY	152	585	85	149	21	4	31	83	29	58	4	.255
1967	NYY	133	501	45	126	18	3	13	64	34	62	1	.251
1968	NYY	108	380	41	93	9	3	15	56	37	45	8	.245
1969	NYY	135	513	49	124	16	3	27	70	30	42	8	.242
1970	CHC/HOU	131	492	82	127	18	7	26	79	33	43	5	.258
1971	CHC	115	427	50	131	19	4	16	61	24	41	1	.307
1972	CHC	66	214	23	56	5	0	8	21	13	22	1	.262
1973	ATL/CHC	34	123	16	34	3	0	3	19	9	7	3	.276
Career	—	1397	5097	606	1315	158	35	219	721	302	526	41	.258

On this day & linked events

1940

Born October 9, 1940

Brooklyn, NY, USA

2023

Died March 13, 2023

1962

Major-league debut: Joe Pepitone

Joe Pepitone made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1973

Final major-league game: Joe Pepitone

Joe Pepitone played a final major-league game on May 25, 1973.

Image: Mark Rosal, CC BY-SA 2.0