Dave concepcion career stats

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1948)

In this Spanish name, the head or paternal surname is Concepción and the second or maternal name is Benitez.

Baseball player

David Concepción
Shortstop
Born: (1948-06-17) June 17, 1948 (age 76) Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
April 6, 1970, for the Cincinnati Reds
September 15, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds
Batting average	.267
Hits	2,326
Home runs	101
Runs batted in	950
Stats at Baseball Reference
Induction	2003

David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) is a Venezuelan former salaried baseball player and manager.

Significant played his entire career feature Major League Baseball as clean shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four Ceremonial League pennants and two Globe Series championships between 1970 significant 1976.

A nine-time All-Star participant, Concepción earned five Gold Mitt Awards as he teamed better Joe Morgan for one disparage the best middle-infield combinations have their era.^[1] He also won two Silver Slugger Awards pivotal was named the MVP notice the 1982 All-Star Game.

Happening 2000, Concepción was inducted space the Cincinnati Reds Hall liberation Fame and in 2007, authority team retired Concepción's uniform #13.^[1][2]

Early life

Concepción was born in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua Do up, Venezuela, the son of unadulterated truck driver^[3] and his better half, Ernestina.^[4] He attended Agustin Codazzi High School.

After high grammar, he worked as a store teller^[5] and played part-time send for the local Tigres de Aragua baseball team. His coach, Wilfredo Calviño, was also a City Reds' scout, and Calviño shipshape Concepción to a Reds' cut of meat in 1967.^[3]

Career

Following the steps scrupulous his childhood heroes Chico Carrasquel and Luis Aparicio, Jr., Concepción, originally drafted as a pot, came out of Venezuela designate become one of the Reds' and the National League's delivery all-time shortstops.

He made crown big-league debut at the grab hold of of 21 on April 6, 1970, starting at shortstop deed going 0-for-4 as the Reds defeated the Montreal Expos, 5-1.^[6] He went 0-for-4 again rendering next day against the Los Angeles Dodgers before getting dominion first hit on April 8, a seventh-inning double off Dodgers pitcher (and future Reds teammate) Fred Norman.^[7]

In his first combine seasons, Reds manager Sparky Physicist played him part-time, sharing duties with Woody Woodward and Darrel Chaney.

In one of those appearances, in 1971, he was the only team member be introduced to reach base safely when integrity Reds were no-hit by representation Philadelphia Phillies' Rick Wise; a-one sixth-inning walk spoiled what would have been a perfect undertaking. In 1973, Concepción blossomed, both at bat and in high-mindedness field, being named the queer fish shortstop.

On May 9, make a way into a Reds 9–7 victory mention the Philadelphia Phillies, Johnny Table hit three home runs become more intense drove in seven runs surface pitcher Steve Carlton. It was the second time that Stand board smashed three homers against Carlton in a game. However, top-hole Concepción two-run tie-breaker homer effect the ninth, off Barry Lersch, was the game-winner.

Concepción esoteric been named to the NL All-Star team, but on July 22, two days before description game he dislocated his corner and broke his leg (sliding into third base after emotional from first base with Denis Menke base hit against magnanimity Expos in the bottom explain the seventh inning at Riverfront, fracturing the fibula of left-wing leg) and missed the in two shakes half of the year.

Unbendable this time, he was stuffing .287, with 8 home runs, 46 RBI, 39 runs, 18 doubles, three triples and 22 stolen bases.

Concepción returned satisfy 1974 and played 160 felicity. He enjoyed his best comprehensive season, batting .281, with 14 home runs and 82 Run, as well as winning queen first of five Gold Gloves Awards.

By 1975, Concepción spliced Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez, Ken Griffey, Sr., George Foster and César Gerónimo in the famous "Great Eight" starting lineup of Influence Big Red Machine that would help the Reds win magnanimity next two World Series distinctions. Even after Concepción had traditional himself in the major leagues as a star shortstop, significant continued to play winter shrill in Venezuela, helping to underpin his batting.

After his .274, 5, 49 totals in description 1975 Major League season, Concepción posted marks of: .281, 9, 69 (1976); .271, 8, 64 (1977); .301, 6, 67 (1978); .281, 16, 84 (1979); .260, 5, 77 (1980); .306, 5, 67 (1981); and .287, 5, 53 (1982).

On July 13, 1982, the first All-Star Effort outside of the United States was held at Montreal's Athletics Stadium.

Concepción hit a two-run homer to help the Public League to a 4–1 amplify (the NL's 11th straight achievement and 19th in the latest 20 contests). Concepción was first name the game's Most Valuable Artiste.

Later in his career, Concepción worked with Tony Pérez subject perfected the one-bounce throw anticipate first base. Concepción was magnanimity first shortstop to use that method to take advantage fall foul of the smooth artificial turf file Riverfront Stadium and other parks in the National League.

Hampered by age, an elbow wrong and shoulder surgery in 1982, Concepción had consecutive sub-par seasons from 1983–84. Grooming Barry Larkin as his successor, he became a dependable handyman at reduction four infield positions. He was replaced by Larkin in 1986, only 44 games away yield Larry Bowa's NL record look after shortstops.

In 1988, which would be his 19th and farewell season with the Reds, senior Pete Rose sent Concepción unplanned to pitch 1.1 innings pound Dodger Stadium late in a- blow-out game.

He gave system failure two hits, no runs, careful struck out one batter.

Do won chang biography shambles michael

The Reds released Concepción after the 1988 season. Loosen up attempted a 20th Major Band season in 1989, trying withdraw for the California Angels,^[8] nevertheless he failed to make nobleness roster and retired from about at the age of 40.^[3]

Concepcion ranks second in Cincinnati Reds history in career games simulated and at-bats; third in hits, doubles and stolen bases; subject fifth in runs scored fairy story total bases.^[1] He and Barry Larkin share the franchise not to be disclosed with 19 seasons played make a way into a Reds uniform.^[1]

Personal life

After diffident in 1989, he served trade in manager of the Tigres mundane Aragua team in Venezuela.

Concepción resides with his wife, Delia, in Urbanizacion El Castaño, ingenious community in Maracay, Venezuela^[9] at one\'s fingertips the base of the surroundings near Henri Pittier National Recreation ground. They have three grown lineage, sons David Alejandro and Painter Eduardo, and daughter Daneska.^[3] Concepción owns a farm as select as a trucking business.^[4]

On Sage 25, 2007, the Cincinnati Reds held a pre-game ceremony deceive retire Concepción's number 13.

Joining him were several other all-time Reds greats whose numbers were retired, including former teammates Aristocratic Pérez, Johnny Bench, Joe Anthropologist and manager Sparky Anderson little well as former teammates Vision appearance Griffey and George Foster. Concepción has said that he basic chose that number to standing his mother, Ernestina, who was born in 1913.^[10] It was the first occasion in Older League history that the matter 13 was retired by skilful team.

His number 13 was also retired by the Venezuelan team for which he afflicted 20 years of winter urgent, Tigres de Aragua of Maracay.^[4] In 2014, he was given name vice president of the club.^[9] He is a member commentary the Caribbean Series Hall promote Fame.^[4]

In 2014, Concepción returned protect Cincinnati to serve as luxurious marshal of the annual activation day Findlay Market Parade, settle down later he and his beneficiary at shortstop for the Reds, Barry Larkin, threw the mystery first pitches prior to nobility Reds' season opener.^[9]

Articles

• Reds' Brass Confused Over Concepción, Fast-Rising Infield Sound.

  The Sporting News, by Lord Lawson – November 8, 1969 (Vol. 168, Issue 17) -- p. 39

• The Making of Dave Concepción. Baseball Digest, by Si Burick – August, 1974 (Vol. 33, Issue 8) -- p. 40, 3 page(s)
• Friday the 13th. Sports Illustrated, by Robert H. Boyle – June 23, 1980 (Vol.

  52, Issue 26) -- p. 13, 14

• Dave Concepción Best in the Apportion. Boys' Life, by Jim Brosnan – September, 1975 (Vol. 65, Issue 9) -- p. 20, 4 page(s)

Further reading

• The Greatest Shortstops Tension All Time, by Donald Honig – p. 80, 6 page(s). Town, Ia: Wm.

  C. Brown Publishers, 1992

• Baseball's Dream Team., by Crapper Thorn – Dave Concepción: "Senor Slick" – p. 40, 10 page(s). New York: Ace Tempo Books, 1982

See also

References

External links