On this day in 1983, the Red Sox held “Tony Conigliaro Night” at Fenway. The 1967 “Impossible Dream” team reunited on the field. Tony, a Revere native, had been a part of that team and was severely injured that year when he was hit by a pitch. In 1982, seven years after ending his baseball career, Tony suffered a heart attack and stroke. He remained in poor health and died in 1990. CBSBoston.com/WBZ70 | WBZ / CBS News Boston

⚾️On April 8, 1969 Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro, playing his first game since being severely injured, makes a dramatic comeback, connecting for a 2-run homer in the 10th inning and scoring the eventual winning run in the top of the 12th in Boston’s Opening Day's 5-4 victory. The 24 year-old Conigliaro will experience moderate success during the next 2 seasons, but will never fully recover from the damage sustained in his left retina after being hit by a pitch thrown by Jack Hamilton on Aug