Bobblehead mania Aug 29, 2008
-- June 13: After a day off, he face Boston's Gene Conley and he had two more hits, two home home runs, another intentional wak. So that's six games -- in those six games he hit. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Hank Aaron King of All-Stars Jul 15, 2008
1954P Gene Conley, P Jim Wilson, C Del Crandall, P Warren Spahn. 1955OF Henry Aaron, P Gene Conley, C Del Crandall, SS Johnny Logan, 3B Eddie Mathews. (Milwaukee, TheInsiders.com)
Conley had twice as much fun Jan 13, 2008
Gene Conley is the only athlete to win world championships in basketball and baseball, and nobody played two major professional sports longer ... "I saw him 25 years later at a Jimmy Fund tournament. And I said to him, 'I'm Gene Conley.' He said, 'I know who you are, for crying out loud, Conley. And I also remember that dinky curveball you threw to strike me out with.' I said, 'Dinky curveball?' You missed it by that far.". (Boston Globe)
Like father, like son Aug 27, 2007
Boston Celtics legends Jim Loscutoff, Tom "Satch" Sanders and Gene Conley will be there, as well as Boston Red Sox legend George "The Boomer" Scott. Oh, and of course, Conley also played for the Red Sox. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Martinez's Homer Helps AL Stars Win Jul 11, 2007
Hall of Famer Larry Doby opened the eighth inning with a solo homer off Milwaukee right-hander Gene Conley for the Indians' third homer of the day. From 1959-61, two All-Star Games were played. (Cleveland, TheInsiders.com)
All-Star Games at home tough Jul 9, 2007
Joseph A. Reaves The Arizona Republic Jul. Barry Bonds has been voted to the All-Star Game 14 times, but this is the one he says he'll remember. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Someone will be at wrong end of No. 756 Jul 3, 2007
Gene Conley and myself. (Pitching coach Sal) Maglie just came over and gave me the ball, and that's how I found out I was pitching. (USA Today -- Sports)
Only third time ever: 2 Cougs All-Pac-10 Mar 6, 2007
Going back to the Pacific Coast Conference days, there were two seasons in which more than one Cougar earned first-team honors: 1950 with Gene Conley and Ed Gayda and 1941 with All-American Paul Lindemann and Ray Sundquist. WSU will host a public event in Bohler Gym this Sunday, March 11, to celebrate the Cougars expected bid to the NCAA tournament. (Cougfan.com)
A-Rod in pinstripes: No chance for parole Feb 10, 2007
Gene Conley was a two-sport athlete who played on three of the Boston Celtics' championship teams (1959-61). And Bob Buhl, who didn't hit a single homer in 857 career at-bats, might have been the worst hitter anyone has ever seen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
