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Old 08-29-2021, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by egri View Post
I haven't seen Tony Conigliaro mentioned yet. He tore it up for three years, then was beaned and was never the same. Then he had a heart attack at 37 and went into a nursing home before dying a few years later. His signed cards usually do very well.
Two years after the beaning, he hit 36 HR and drove in 116.
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