1975 Tony Conigliaro Program Pawtucket vs Red Wings First HR of 3/W/Insert Copy

Description: 1975 Tony Conigliaro Program Pawtucket vs Rochester First HR of 3 Year Boston Red Sox Ex Great item. Unscored, Ex .size 81/2 X11 inches. On June 28, 1975 Tony Conigliaro hit his first HR for Pawtucket in his first game with the Pawsox. Tony seemed to always start of with a bang. Tony C. In his last comeback being sent down from the Boston Red Sox as Fred Lynn, Jim Rice , Dwight Evans was all they needed in the outfield. Tony hit the HR versus Rochester Red Wings. Comes with day of game copy of Rooster incert which shows Tony Conigliaro on the Rooster #25. Manager for Paw Sox Joe Morgan Loaded with photos I never saw published before. 28 pages, Unscored. Cover price 40 cents. Tony at age 30 was making his last comeback of many. He holds the major league rcord of most HR by a teenager 24! he hit 3 HR for the pawsox played 37 games. He went back and forth in April to june for the red sox . He hit the first HR for a Red Sox player during the 1975 season. In June he was injured and set down to the minors. He could not break into the Red Sox outfield line up that included rookies Jim Rice, Fred Lynn along with Dwight Evans and Carl Yastrzemski who went on to the World Series. Tony Conigliaro Boston Red Sox 1963-75. Local Boston sports hero born in East Boston, moved to Revere, Lynn, Nahant. In 1963 batted 363 and hit 24 HRs for Wellsville. Tony broke into starting lineup of the Red Sox at 19 years old, hit home run his first pitch at Fenway Park Opening Day 1964 in front of the Robert Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and family with funds going to the JFK Library. Youngest A.L. player to hit 100 home runs, youngest A.L. player to led the league in home runs doing in in his second season 1965.Most life time HR by a teenager. Hit by a pitch in 1967 that ruined his career, leading to his early death. Great heart and soul as attempted many comebacks in 1968, 1969, 1975 and in Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. First Red Sox to hit a HR for 1975 Red Sox. One of first sports star to cross over into a recording career with popular songs Little Red Scooter 1964 and Poetry in 1975. Sang on the Merv Griffin and Mike Douglass show. See over 200 TC items in my ebay store. Sign up for newsletter on collecting. I have autographs ( in all-fields), cards, tickets, programs, pins, pennants, photos, yearbooks, minor league items, awards, and more.I buy ,sell and trade. I have huge inventory not listed on ebay yet. Send wantlist. Tell me what you collect. Scarce item, from my personal collection. Great for advance program or TC collector. Programs are similer to yearbooks with less content. Most programs contain photographs, biography and history of the home team and the visiting stars photos. Diagrams of the stadium, seating plan, schedule, ticket prices, rosters, line-ups, how to keep score and vintage advertisment are common features. Many fans purchase a program at the game to keepscore, for reading material or to secure autographs. Programs from when a record was broken command premium value. Condition and scarcity also effect value. Regular game programs from the 1970's up run under $25, but vintage, scarce and rare programs run in the thousand of dollars. See more items in my Sign up for Sport Collectors Newsletter by adding me to your favorites list! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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Location: Winthrop, Massachusetts

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