Gene Conley
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1930 –
Who is Gene Conley?
Donald Eugene Conley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons from 1952 to 1963 for four different teams. Conley also played forward in the 1952-1953 season and from 1958 to 1964 for two teams in the National Basketball Association. He is best known for being the only person to win championships in two of the four major American sports, one with the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 World Series and three Boston Celtics championships from 1959-61.
Conley was the winning pitcher in the 1955 All-Star Game and was selected for the 1954 and 1959 games.
In 11 seasons pitching for the Braves, Phillies and Red Sox, Conley posted a 91-96 with 888 strikeouts and a 3.82 ERA in 1588.2 innings.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1930
Muskogee - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Richland High School
- Washington State University
- Lived in
- Oklahoma
- Richland
- Muskogee
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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