Back in Time: August 18
Tony Conigliaro
1967
Tony Conigliaro's left cheekbone is shattered by a fastball thrown by Angels' hurler Jack Hamilton. The 22-year old Red Sox slugger will miss the rest of 1967 and all of the next year, and will never come close to the Hall of Fame potential displayed during his first three seasons.
Related Links
- SI Vault: A year and a half after the beaning that nearly cost him the vision in his left eye, Boston's Tony Conigliaro has his old job back, having overcome medical opinions and stiff competition from his brother. (4.7.69)
- SI Vault: Back and batting, Tony Conigliaro begins the story of his beaning, his desperate struggle to recover from legal blindness and, finally, the miracle that restored his career. (6.15.70)
