Word: concepcion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that lesson late in his catching career--last week, to be precise. Thurman will need a lot of practice before this afternoon's contest if he wants to contain some of the Red's runners. As of September 21, Joe Morgan had 58 stolen bases, Griffey had 33 and Concepcion had 20. Dan Driessen, a substitute infielder, has swiped 14 bases in 15 attempts...
...shortstop, the Yanks' Fred Stanley has practically become a household word. Dave Concepcion is no match for this .240 hitter. The same is true at third base. How can Pete Rose, with a .323 average, compare to Graig Nettles, whose average hovered around .245 this year...
Shortstop--In July, Larry Bowa received a two-minute standing ovation for a great play he made on a Tony Perez grounder. Dave Concepcion, however, is the best all-round shortstop in the majors. A slight edge for the Reds...
...fifth Wise gave up back to back home runs by Concepcion and Geronimo and, after striking out Cincinnati reliever Pat Darcy, gave up a triple to Pete Rose. At this point, Wise was replaced by Jim Burton, who gave up a sacrifice fly to Joe Morgan that scored Rose. Starter Wise had only given up four hits, but three of them were home runs and one was a triple...
...every week I'd check out those All Star ballot results in the Philadelphia Inquirer, and hovering a good 200,000 votes over Bowa was always Dave Concepcion, a .269 hitter with an iron glove. I guess those Reds fans really know how to make their ballots count...