BOSTON - Billy Conigliaro, the first-ever Red Sox draft pick who started out in the Boston outfield with star-crossed brother Tony and later spent years taking care of him after a heart attack, died Wednesday. Overall, Conigliaro played 247 games for the Red Sox through 1971, was sent to Milwaukee in a 10-team trade and abruptly retired during the 1972 season. Conigliaro played his first two big league seasons with his brother. Tony Conigliaro debuted for Boston in 1964 at 19 and won the AL home run title the next year. Tony was working a sportscaster in San Francisco when he auditioned for a job as a broadcaster with the Red Sox.

Source: thestar February 10, 2021 22:53 UTC