Dave Concepción wore number 13 for the Cincinnati Reds. In the 19 seasons he played for the Big Red Machine, he amassed five Gold Glove awards at shortstop, and was a nine time All Star, which includes being named the All Star MVP in 1982. Concepción played on two World Series champion teams (1975, 1976), and won the 1977 Roberto Clemente award for humanitarianism. When he retired in 1988, Concepción was second on the Reds' all time games played (2,488), at bats (8,723) and plate appearances (9,640) lists. He also ranks among the team leaders in career singles (2nd, 1,788), sac flies (2nd, 86), hits (3rd), doubles (3rd, 389), times on base (4th, 3,083), total bases (5th, 3,114), and runs scored (6th, 993). On August 25, 2007 the Cincinnati Reds retired jersey number 13 in honor of Concepción's contributions to the team.This collage of Concepción's cards is from my personal collection.
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