Billy Conigliaro

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name=Billy Conigliaro
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|8|15
debutdate=April 11
debutyear=1969
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=1973
finalteam=Oakland Athletics
statyear=Career
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.256
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=40
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=128
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1969-by|1971)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1972)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1973)
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Billy 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, totaling 42 doubles and 29 home runs as a part-time player in 1970 and 1971. 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. 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.

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* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Conigliaro_Billy.stm BaseballLibrary.com] - biography