Tony Conigliaro

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Tony Conigliaro was a talented Boston Red Sox outfielder of the 1960s whose promising career was tragically derailed by a severe eye injury after an early rise to stardom.

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Anthony Richard Conigliaro 1

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instanceOf Major League Baseball player
human
professional baseball player
achievement youngest American League home run champion
allStarSelection 1967
awardNamedAfter Tony Conigliaro Award
bats right
battingAverage .264
bostonRedSoxHallOfFameInductee true
brother Billy Conigliaro
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts
careerHomeRuns 166
careerRBIs 516
causeOfDeath complications following a heart attack and stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-01-07
dateOfDeath 1990-02-24
finalMLBGameDate 1975-09-23
finalMLBTeam Boston Red Sox
fullName Tony Conigliaro self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anthony Richard Conigliaro
givenName Anthony
height 6 ft 3 in
homeRuns 32
homeRunSeason 1965
injuryCause hit in the face by a pitch from Jack Hamilton
injuryDate 1967-08-18
injuryType severe eye injury
jerseyNumber 25
league American League
MLBDebutDate 1964-04-16
MLBDebutTeam Boston Red Sox
MLBTeam Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Angels
surface form: California Angels

Los Angeles Angels
nickname Tony
surface form: Tony C
notableEvent suffered a severe eye injury after being hit by a pitch
notableFor career tragically derailed by a severe eye injury
rapid rise to stardom with the Boston Red Sox in the 1960s
placeOfBirth Revere, Massachusetts
surface form: Revere, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
playedForSameTeamAsBrother Boston Red Sox
positionPlayed outfielder
sport baseball
teamDuringInjury Boston Red Sox
throws right
TonyConigliaroAwardEstablished 1990
TonyConigliaroAwardPurpose honors MLB players who overcome adversity

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