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Dave Concepción

David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976.

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

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A nine-time All-Star player, Concepción earned five Gold Glove Awards as he teamed with Joe Morgan for one of the best middle-infield combinations of their era.[1] He also won two Silver Slugger Awards and was named the MVP of the 1982 All-Star Game. In 2000, Concepción was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and in 2007, the team retired Concepción's uniform #13.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Concepción was born in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua State, Venezuela, the son of a truck driver[3] and his wife, Ernestina.[4] He attended Agustin Codazzi High School. After high school, he worked as a bank teller[5] and played part-time for the local Tigres de Aragua baseball team. His coach, Wilfredo Calviño, was also a Cincinnati Reds' scout, and Calviño signed Concepción to a Reds' contract in 1967.[3]

Reds' Brass Excited Over Concepción, Fast-Rising Infield Whiz. The Sporting News, by Earl 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 Business. Boys' Life, by Jim Brosnan – September, 1975 (Vol. 65, Issue 9) -- p. 20, 4 page(s)

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 Concepción: "Senor Slick" – p. 40, 10 page(s). New York: Ace Tempo Books, 1982

List of NL Gold Glove winners at shortstop

List of Gold Glove middle infield duos

List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders

List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders

List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise

List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

Tigres de Aragua

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