What If the Red Sox Had Tony Conigliaro in October?
Five years later, in 1966, the Boston Red Sox finished a dismal ninth, but they weren’t as bad as they looked. The following season, they proved it by winning the pennant. The Boston Red Sox became the first American League team to go from ninth to first. A Sad Sidebar In one of the greatest pennant races ever, Boston edged the Tigers and Twins, each by a single game, to win the 1967 pennant. The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, and it took the Cardinals seven games to win, but there is a sad sidebar to the great 1967 Red Sox season. Tony Conigliaro’s Fast Career-Start Nineteen year old Tony Conigliaro was a rookie in 1964. He batted .290, hit 24 home runs, and had 52 RBIs in 444 plate appearances. Tony led the league with 32 home runs in 1965, which made him the youngest home run champion in American League history. Tony tailed off slightly in 1966, batting .265 with 28 home runs, but with a career high 93 RBIs. Beaned In 1967, Tony Conigliaro was having the
