The front: Concepcion played in two day games at Shea in 1980. In one game he batted ahead of Ken Griffey, the other in front of Ron Oester. Therefore this must be July 27, when Concepcion batted ahead of Ron Oester, who would be the on-deck batter. Concepcion went 2-for-5 with a run scored an an RBI in a 10-4 drubbing of the Mets. Most of the damage came in a 6-run third inning. In that inning, the batter before Concepcion, Johnny Bench, drove in two runs on an RBI single; perhaps the aftermath of the two runs coming in is the commotion we see in the dugout. Concepcion and Oester would each follow Bench with RBI singles of their own. All three hits came off of reliever Ed Glynn, who failed to record an out.
The back: Concepcion hit .266 with 1 HR and 12 RBI in 20 World Series Games. He hit over .300 in three of his four World Series.
The player: Dave Concepcion was an all-around great player for the Big Red Machine. A shortstop for the Reds for his entire 19-year-career, he was a nine-time All-Star and won five gold gloves. A pretty good hitter with speed and doubles power, he hit .267 with 389 2B, 101 HR, 950 RBI and 321 SB. In 34 postseason games he hit .297 with 2 HR and 13 RBI.
The man: Concepcion lives in his native Venezuela where he owns a farm and a trucking business.
My collection: I have 54 of his cards, from 1971 to 1989. I would be interested in trading for 1975 Hostess #47.
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