Onix Concepción
Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind.
| Onix Concepción | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortstop | |||
| Born: October 5, 1957 Dorado, Puerto Rico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 1980, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 7, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .239 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 80 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career
Concepcion played for two teams during his seven-year career: the Kansas City Royals (1980–1985) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1987). Concepcion made his major league debut on August 30, 1980, and played his final game on April 7, 1987.
Concepcion was a member of the Royals team that won the World Series in 1985. He scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 on a single by Dane Iorg, which also drove in Jim Sundberg to win the game.[1]
References
- Greene, Dan. "After THE CALL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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