Billy Conigliaro

William Michael Conigliaro (born August 15, 1947 in Revere, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played in the American League for the Boston Red Sox (1969–1971), Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and Oakland Athletics (1973). He is the younger brother of Tony Conigliaro; Billy and Tony were Red Sox teammates in 1969 and 1970.

Conigliaro showed great promise as a hitter in his years in Boston, with 16 doubles and 18 home runs in 1970, and 26 doubles and 11 home runs in 1971. He finished 8th in the American League in doubles in 1971, his most productive year in the majors. In 1970, he was 10th in American League in being hit by pitches with 7. His most memorable game may have been on July 4, 1970, when both Billy and Tony homered against the Cleveland Indians.

After the 1971 season, Billy was traded from the Red Sox to the Brewers in a blockbuster deal that also included Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg, George Scott, Tommy Harper and Marty Pattin. Billy, who idolized his older brother Tony, had been highly critical of the Red Sox for trading his brother to the Angels, especially after Tony's remarkable 36 home runs during the 1970 season after his famous "beaning" incident in 1967. Unhappy in Milwaukee, he announced his retirement from baseball in the middle of the 1972 season. He came back to baseball in 1973 as a part-time player with the eventual World Champion Athletics, making brief appearances in the American League Championship Series and the World Series. Once again Billy became disgruntled with ownership, (this time in Oakland), and retired at the conclusion of that season. He attempted a comeback with the A's several years later, but ultimately retired for good after being assigned to their triple A affiliate on what was to be a "temporary" basis.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
BaseballLibrary.com - biography

1965 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

Rick Monday Les Rohr Joe Coleman Alex Barrett Billy Conigliaro Rick James Ray Fosse John Wyatt Eddie Leon Doug Dickerson Jim Spencer Dick Grant Gene Lamont Al Gallagher Scott McDonald Bernie Carbo Ken Plesha Mike Adamson Bill Burbach Joe DiFabio

Boston Red Sox first-round draft picks

1965: Conigliaro
1966: Brett
1967: Garman
1968: Maggard
1969: Jenks
1970: Hacker
1971: Rice
1972: Bishop
1973: Cox
1974: Ford
1975: Foster
1976: Hurst
1977: Madden
1978: None
1979: None
1980: None
1981: Lyons, Burrell
1982: Horn, Parkins, Ledbetter
1983: Clemens
1984: Marzano
1985: Gabriele
1986: McMurtry
1987: Harris, Zupcic
1988: Fischer
1989: Blosser, Vaughn, Morton
1990: None
1991: Sele, J. Johnson, Hatteberg
1992: None
1993: Nixon
1994: Garciaparra
1995: Yount, Jenkins
1996: Garrett, Reitsma
1997: Curtice, Fischer
1998: Everett
1999: Asadoorian, Baker, Fossum
2000: Dumatrait
2001: None
2002: None
2003: Murphy, Murton
2004: None
2005: Ellsbury, Hansen, Buchholz, Lowrie, Bowden
2006: Place, Bard, K. Johnson, Clay
2007: Hagadone, Dent
2008: Kelly, Price
2009: Fuentes
2010: Vitek, Brentz, Ranaudo
2011: Barnes, Swihart, Owens, Bradley
2012: Marrero, B. Johnson, Light
2013: Ball
2014: Chavis, Kopech
2015: Benintendi
2016: Groome

Oakland Athletics 1973 World Series Champions

1 Dick Green 2 Ángel Mangual 6 Sal Bando 7 Deron Johnson 9 Reggie Jackson (AL and World Series MVP) 10 Ray Fosse 11 Ted Kubiak 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 Vida Blue 16 Billy Conigliaro 17 Mike Andrews 18 Gene Tenace 19 Bert Campaneris 22 Jesús Alou 24 Allan Lewis 25 Paul Lindblad 26 Joe Rudi 27 Catfish Hunter 28 Horacio Piña 30 Ken Holtzman 32 Darold Knowles 34 Rollie Fingers 37 Vic Davalillo 38 Pat Bourque

Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 41 Jerry Adair 42 Wes Stock 43 Irv Noren 44 Vern Hoscheit

Regular season American League Championship Series

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