Onix Concepción

Shortstop

Born: October 5, 1957
Dorado, Puerto Rico

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

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

Runs batted in

Teams

Kansas City Royals (1980–1985)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1987)

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (1985)

Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957) in Dorado, Puerto Rico, is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind.

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 9th inning of Game 6 on a single by Dane Iorg—which also drove in Jim Sundberg to win the game.

External links

Baseball Reference

Kansas City Royals 1985 World Series Champions

1 Buddy Biancalana 2 Onix Concepción 3 Jorge Orta 4 Greg Pryor 5 George Brett (ALCS MVP) 6 Willie Wilson 8 Jim Sundberg 9 Dane Iorg 11 Hal McRae 12 John Wathan 15 Pat Sheridan 18 Jamie Quirk 20 Frank White 21 Lonnie Smith 23 Mark Gubicza 24 Darryl Motley 25 Danny Jackson 26 Steve Farr 27 Joe Beckwith 29 Dan Quisenberry 31 Bret Saberhagen (World Series MVP) 35 Lynn Jones 37 Charlie Leibrandt 40 Bud Black 45 Steve Balboni

Manager 10 Dick Howser Coaches 14 Lee May 41 Mike Ferraro 42 José Martínez 43 Gary Blaylock 44 Jimmie Schaffer

Regular season American League Championship Series Rivalry

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