Dravecky shattered his humerus bone on a fastball to Tim Raines in his second start back with the Giants. He shattered another bone during a team celebration after winning the NLCS, and it was determined that his cancer had returned. Tony Conigliaro Hit 9 of 40 Pitch Strikes in First Game Back from Injury! Conigliaro suffered permanent nerve damage to his left hand when he struck out against Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles on May 28, 1969. The injury forced him to leave baseball forever. He died at age 27 in 2011. Conigliaro's batting average off pitchers was.500 in 1969. This means that he hit half of his pitches thrown by other players against them that year. In addition, he walked more times than he struck out (57 vs. 46). Although he had some big hits, most of the time he played golf instead of baseball in 1969 -- except when he came back from injury to hit.400 for one month straight. Then, he went back to playing golf again. But he did come back from the injury to hit well enough to lead the Red Sox to the World Series, where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. In conclusion, Conigliaro was a good hitter who got injured a lot.