Groomed as the successor to U.L. Washington at shortstop, Concepcion was hampered
by injuries and was unable to capitalize on his defensive and running talents enough
to compensate for his lack of power and mediocre batting average.
(FO)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 3, 1984:
After rain washes out yesterday's opener at Royals Stadium, Yul Bryner tosses out the first ball and Kansas City opens with a 4–2 win over the Yankees. The threat of snow holds the crowd to just 10,006. Bud Black, with relief help from Dan Quisenberry, tops Ron Guidry, still winless in Openers. Onix Concepcion hits Guidry's first pitch of the game for a homer, while Dave Winfield has a two-run homer for New York.
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