Dave Concepción (b. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. Events 1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. 1565 - Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru... June 17, 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4... 1948), born David Ismael Concepción Benitez, is a former star The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. It is also used to describe the player who plays the position (e.g., Ozzie... shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. More specifically, Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the entity that operates North Americas two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has... Major League Baseball. He was born in in Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and beautiful Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. The capital is Maracay. Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of... Maracay, Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and beautiful Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. The capital is Maracay. Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of... Aragua State, The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America.2 It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Off the Venezuelan coast are... Venezuela.

Concepción was signed by the Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded: 1869, 1882, or 1890, depending on... Cincinnati Reds as an amateur In sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. The term came into wide use after most player contracts with sports leagues no longer contained a reserve clause. In some leagues, there is a... free agent in 1967. Following the steps of his chilhood heroes Chico with the White Sox Alfonso Carrasquel Colón (born January 23, 1928 in Caracas, Venezuela), best known as Chico Carrasquel, was a Major League Baseball player. He currently works as a Community Relations Representative for the Chicago White Sox. El Chico was the third Venezuelan to play in the... Chico Carrasquel and Luis Aparicio (born April 29, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox. Aparicio came from a baseball family. His father, Luis Sr. was a notable shorstop in Venezuela and owned a Winter League team with Aparicios uncle... Luis Aparicio, Jr., Concepción, originally drafted as a pitcher, came out of Venezuela to become one of baseball's greatest shortstops. A scrawny kid wearing the number 13 on his uniform, he debuted on April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining. Events 648 BC - Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks. 402 - Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia 1320 - The Scots reaffirm their... April 6, See also: 1969 in sports, 1971 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Isaac Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. USAC Racing - Al Unser, Sr. won the season championship Formula One Championship - Austria 24 hours... 1970. In his first three seasons, Reds manager George Lee Sparky Anderson (born February 22, 1934) is the only manager in the history of Major League Baseball to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues. He piloted the National Leagues Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in... Sparky Anderson played him part-time, sharing duties with William Frederick Woody Woodward (born September 23, 1942, in Miami, Florida) is an American former player and general manager in Major League Baseball. He played for the Milwaukee & Atlanta Braves (1963-68) and Cincinnati Reds (1968-71), and was later the general manager of the New York Yankees (1985... Woody Woodward and Darrel Lee Chaney (born March 9, 1948 in Hammond, Indiana) is an American former player in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves from 1969 to 1979. Chaney was selected by the Reds in the 1996 draft, and later led the Southern League with 23... Darrel Chaney.

In 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George... 1973 Concepción blossomed, both with the bat and in the field, being named the starting shortstop and the team captain for his fearless attitude and leadership qualities. On May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). There are 236 days remaining. Events 1300-1899 328 - Athanasius elected bishop of Alexandria. 1092 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. 1429 - Joan of Arc defeats the English troops besieging Orléans. 1502 - Christopher Columbus... May 9, in a Reds 9-7 victory over the The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Division of the National League. Founded: 1883 The teams name is the longest continuous name in all professional sports. Newspaper writers tried to change the name to Quakers or Live Wires... Philadelphia Phillies, Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947), is a former professional baseball player. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, he grew up to become a professional baseball player who spent his entire 17 season major league career with the Cincinnati Reds, and was a key part of the dominating... Johnny Bench hit three In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects... home runs and drove in seven runs against pitcher Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, from 1965 to 1988, who retired as one of the most successful pitchers to ever play the game. Carlton debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals as a 20-year old... Steve Carlton. It was the second time that Bench smashed three homers against Carlton in a game. However, a Concepción two-run tie-breaker homer in the ninth, off Barry Lersch, was the game-winner. Concepción had been named to the NL The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. The All-Star Game usually occurs in mid-July and marks the middle of the Major League Baseball season. The venue is chosen by Major... All-Star team, but two days before the game he broke his ankle and missed the second half of the year. At this time he was Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major League Baseball batting average championship is awarded to the... batting .287, with 8 HRs, 46 In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play, if an error is charged on... RBI, 39 In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent. In baseball statistics, a player who advances around all the bases to score... runs, 18 In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Typically, a double... doubles, three In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Because a hit... triples and 22 The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. In the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a... stolen bases.

Concepción returned in 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974 and played 160 games, proving wrong those critics who felt he was fragile. He enjoyed his best overall season, batting .281, 14 HR, 82 RBI. Later he would top all of those totals, but his Total Average in '74 (.755), compared to the league, was his best. That season Concepción would win his first In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... Gold Glove. It was impressive that he won five Gold Gloves in the 1970s when the outstanding Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. Bowa was an outstanding shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets between 1970 and 1985. He was characterized by his soft hands, strong arm, and... Larry Bowa was in the same league, but Concepción garnered the respect from those who saw them both in their prime, not only in the NL, but throughout baseball.

By 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975 Concepción joined Peter Edward Rose, Sr. (born April 14, 1941) is an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time major league leader in hits (4256), games (3562) and at bats (14,053). He won three World Series rings, three... Pete Rose, Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947), is a former professional baseball player. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, he grew up to become a professional baseball player who spent his entire 17 season major league career with the Cincinnati Reds, and was a key part of the dominating... Johnny Bench, Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many as one of the greatest second basemen to have played the game. Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Currently, he works as a baseball... Joe Morgan, Atanasio Pérez Rigal, better known as Tony Pérez (born May 14, 1942 in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba), is a former player in Major League Baseball. After playing third base in the early part of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1972 onward he starred at first base... Tony Perez, George Kenneth Griffey, Sr. (born April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star. He is the father of Ken Griffey, Jr. Griffey was introduced to Major League Baseball on August 25, 1973. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1973-81, 1988-90) New York Yankees... Ken Griffey, Sr., George Arthur Foster (b. December 1, 1948 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was an outfielder and righthanded batter who played for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Chicago White Sox from 1969-1986. In 1977, Foster hit 52 home runs, making him the only major league player to... George Foster and César Gerónimo [THAY-sar hay-RO-ne-mo] (b. March 11, 1948, in Dominican Republic), born César Francisco Gerónimo Zorrilla, is a former left-handed batter and outfielder in Major League Baseball who was a member of the Big Red Machine. In... César Gerónimo in the famous "Great Eight" starting lineup of The Big Red Machine was the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976. Over that span, they won five division titles, four National League pennants and two World Series. Their combined record was 502-300. Some place the beginning of... The Big Red Machine that would help the Reds win the next two In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best... World Series titles. Even after Concepción had established himself in the major leagues as a star shortstop, he continued to play winter ball in Venezuela, helping to improve his batting. After his .274, 5, 49 totals in the 1975 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) - .287, 5, 53 (1982).

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Hampered by an elbow injury and shoulder surgery in 1982, Concepción had consecutive sub-par seasons (1983-84). Grooming Barry Larkin in 2004 Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball player. He has been the regular shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League between 1986 and 2004. After arriving in the majors, Larkin soon established himself as the logical... Barry Larkin as his successor, he became a dependable handyman at all four infield positions; but it was unrewarding to be the last remnant, and an unheralded member, from the Big Red Machine. Replaced by Larkin in 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 1986, Concepción was only 44 games away from Larry Bowa's NL record for shortstops.

Dave Concepción hung up his spikes in 1988. Among many fans and admirers, he remains a popular candidate for the The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regular season statistics

Batting

Fielding as a shortstop

Other positions

Playing first base, second base, third base, outfield and pitching, he had marks of

• 321 (G), 575 (PO), 430 (A), 15 (E), 100 (DP), 1020 (TC), and .985 (FP)

for an overall total of

• 2499 (G), 4245 (PO), 7024 (A), 326 (E), 1390 (DP), 11595 (TC), and .972 (FP)

Post season batting

Four NL championship series

• .351 (AVE), 1 (HR), 1 (RBI), with one double and two stolen bases

Five World Series

• .266 (AVE), 1 (HR), 12 (RBI), with 2 doubles, 3 triples and 7 stolen bases

Achievements

• 9-time All-Star: 1973, 1975 - 1982 (his NL teams never lost an All-Star game)
• 5-time Gold Glove: 1974 - 1977, 1979
• Played over 100 games at shortstop 12 straight years (1974-85) and in 14 of 15 seasons
• Scored the 1,000,001st run in baseball history: 1975
• Winner of the Roberto Clemente Award [1] (http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/baseball/mlbawards/rclemente.htm) as the top Latin American ballplayer in MLB: 1977
• Became the first Reds shortstop to hit .300 (1978) since Joe Tinker [2] (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/T/Tinker_Joe.stm) (1913)
• Led league in 14 game-winning RBI: 1981
• MVP All-Star game: 1982
• Twice Top 10 MVP (1979, 9 - 1981, 4)
• In four World Series hit better than .300 three times and topped .400 in the 1975 and 1979 In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series. It began in 1969, when the National League was reorganized into two division, East and West. The winners of each division played each other... NL Championship Series
• Developed trademark one-hop throw to first base on artificial turf: 1981
• 19 seasons with the same team: 1970 - 1988 (team's captain from 1973 until his retirement)
• MVP team: 1981

Quotation

"The best shortstop in baseball during the 1970s, Concepcion was a graceful fielder who made himself into a fine hitter and used his speed well on the base paths. He and Joe Morgan formed one of the finest all-around double play combinations in history. In nineteen seasons -all with the Reds- Concepcion played more than 2,100 games at the shortstop position. He was one of the last of the "Big Red Machine" everyday players to retire." - The Baseball Page (http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/concepciondave/default.htm)

Books sections

• The Greatest Shortstops Of All Time, by Donald Honig - p. 80, 6 page(s). Dubuque, Ia: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1992
• Baseball's Dream Team., by John Thorn - Dave Concepcion: "Senor Slick" - p. 40, 10 page(s). New York: Ace Tempo Books, 1982

Articles

• Reds' Brass Excited Over Concepcion, Fast-Rising Infield Whiz. The Sporting News, by Earl Lawson - November 8, 1969 (Vol. 168, Issue 17) -- p. 39
• The Making of Dave Concepcion. 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 Concepcion Best in the Business. Boys' Life, by Jim Brosnan - September, 1975 (Vol. 65, Issue 9) -- p. 20, 4 page(s)

Milestone

• Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence were introduced in In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... 1957. Since that time, only eight shortstop-second base duos have won the honor in the same year while playing together.

Luis Aparicio (born April 29, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox. Aparicio came from a baseball family. His father, Luis Sr. was a notable shorstop in Venezuela and owned a Winter League team with Aparicios uncle... Luis Aparicio and Jacob Nelson Nellie Fox (December 25, 1927 - December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fox is best known for the White Soxs 1959 World Series season, when he was selected as... Nellie Fox (Chicago White Sox, 1959-60) [*]

Leonard Eugene Alley (born July 10, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1963-73). Alley was a modest hitter but an exceptionally steady shortstop with good range and an accurate throwing arm. He won two Gold... Gene Alley and William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia), nicknamed Maz, is a former Major League Baseball player. He is best known for being the first player in Major League history to win the World Series with a game_ending home run (see 1960 World Series). As a 17... Bill Mazeroski (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1966-67)

James Louis Fregosi (born April 4, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball. Fregosi is regarded as the first big star in the Los Angeles & California Angels history. He came up with the expansion team, making the All-Star squad six... Jim Fregosi and Robert Frank Knoop [kuh-NOPP] (born October 18, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and right_handed batter who played for the Los Angeles & California Angels (1964_69), Chicago White Sox (1969_70) and Kansas City Royals (1971-72). After retiring, he served as a... Bobby Knoop (Anaheim Angels, 1967)

Mark Henry Belanger (June 8, 1944 - October 6, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a defensive standout at shortstop, and played all but one year of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. He later became a labor representative for the Major League Baseball Players Association. Belanger... Mark Belanger and David Allen Johnson (born January 30, 1943) in Orlando, Florida is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Johnson played for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-72), Atlanta Braves (1973-75), Philadelphia Phillies (1977-78) and Chicago Cubs (1978). Also, he played in the Japanese League for the... Davey Johnson (Baltimore Orioles, 1969, 1971)

Mark Belanger and Robert Anthony Bobby Grich (born January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-76) and California Angels (1977-86). Grich had a very successful player career with Baltimore and the Angels for... Bobby Grich (Baltimore Orioles, 1973 to 1976)

Dave Concepción and Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many as one of the greatest second basemen to have played the game. Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Currently, he works as a baseball... Joe Morgan (Cincinnati Reds, 1974 t0 1977)

Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove, California) is the current manager of the Detroit Tigers in the American League. Last at-bat at Tiger Stadium - though he did return and get a few more the next year Trammell had a very successful player career with Detroit... Alan Trammell and For the mountaineer, see Lou Whittaker. Louis Rodman Whitaker, Jr. (born May 12, 1957 in New York City) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and left-handed batter who played his entire career in the American League for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1995). Whitaker was a solid second... Lou Whitaker (Detroit Tigers, 1983-84)

Omar Vizquel [viz-KELL], born Omar Enrique Vizquel González (April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela), is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays with the San Francisco Giants. Previously, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners (1989-93) and Cleveland Indians (1994-2004). He is a switch-hitter and throws... Omar Vizquel and Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5, 1968) is a Major League Baseball player and arguably one of the best second basemen to have ever played the game. A native from Salinas, Puerto Rico, Alomar is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. He is the son of Sandy Alomar... Roberto Alomar (Cleveland Indians, 1999 to 2001)

[*]: The one and only The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... Baseball Hall of Fame combination.

See also

• List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Shortstop Gold Glove AL: P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF NL: P | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF Categories: Baseball Trophies and Awards ... List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Shortstop
• Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence were introduced in 1957. Since that time, only eight shortstop-second baseman double play combination have won gold glove honors in the same year while playing together. Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox (Chicago White Sox, 2: 1959-60) [*] Gene Alley and Bill Mazeroski (Pittsburgh... List of Gold Glove middle infield duos
• Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone as of 2004. Bold denotes active players. Pete Rose (4,256) Ty Cobb (4,191) Hank Aaron (3,771) Stan Musial (3,630) Tris Speaker (3,514) Carl Yastrzemski (3,419) Honus Wagner... List of MLB players with 2,000 hits
• Between 1939 and 2004, 171 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. This list include number of arriving, name of player, position, starting team, and date of debut. Also included in the Appendix are the 75 Venezuelan baseball players who are selected on the 40-man roster... Players from Venezuela in MLB

External links

• Career statistics analysis at Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/conceda01.shtml)
• Cincinatti Reds All-Time Team, article at Baseball Page (http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/att/reds/default.htm)
• 1975 Reds - Baseball Greatest Teams, article at Baseball Library (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/topteams/1975reds.stm)