Tony Conigliaro
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Anthony Richard Conigliaro (January 7, 1945 – February 24, 1990), nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig",[1][2] was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox (1964–1967, 1969–1970, 1975) and California Angels (1971). Born in Revere, Massachusetts, he was a 1962 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Lynn, Massachusetts. Conigliaro started his MLB career as a teenager, hitting a home run in his first at-bat during his home field debut in 1964. During the Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season of 1967, he was hit in the face by a pitch that caused a severe eye injury and derailed his career. Though he would make a comeback from the injury, his career was not the same afterwards.
Tony Conigliaro | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: (1945-01-07)January 7, 1945 Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Died: February 24, 1990(1990-02-24) (aged 45) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 12, 1975, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 166 |
Runs batted in | 516 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |