Word: conigliaro
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Thus did Boston Red Sox Outfielder Tony Conigliaro describe that terrible night of Aug. 18, 1967, when a ball thrown by California Angels Pitcher Jack Hamilton smashed into his left temple. He was injured so severely that doctors predicted he would never play professional baseball again. But Conigliaro fought an extraordinary battle to prove the doctors wrong. Last week, as the Grapefruit Circuit closed, the 24-year-old Conigliaro was not only back in uniform but whacking the ball with the gusto and effectiveness...
...innings later, the Red Sox loaded the bases on a walk to Conigliaro, a single by George Scott, and a walk to Rico Petrocelli. Pinchhitter Dalton Jones hit a sacrifice fly one out later to score Conigliaro from third...
...Tony Conigliaro began his comeback in professional baseball yesterday by slamming a two-run homer and scoring the winning run for the Boston Red Sox in a 12-inning 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The game was the season opener for both clubs...
Oriole Mark Belanger sent the game into extra innings with a triple in the eight that tied the score at 2-2. Conigliaro, returning to baseball after a serious eye injury in 1967, hit his four-bagger with a man aboard in the tenth. Baltimore's Frank Robinson kept his team in the game with a two-run homer with two out in the bottom half of the inning...
Otherwise, the Sox are solid. Tony Conigliaro can see again, and George Scoot can apparently hit again. Other dependable players are Carl Yastrzemski, who distinguished himself last year as the American League's only .300 hitter, Reggie smith, Ken Harrelson, Mike Andrews, Rico Petrocelli, and Russ Gibson...