Post #289756 by jpmartdog on Mon, Mar 5, 2007 7:48 AM

These last two are a couple of shots of a few Red Sox players, probably from the 68 or 69 team(s). If anyone is interested, maybe a photo roster of them could be found online somewhere. They are apparently seated next to the rock wall closest to 6th St (the far side of the dining room). Mom said that the far wall was the one with the waterfall windows, but if that's true, you can't really see it from either of these shots.

To the best of my detective work I believe I've come up with names for these three 'most famous' Red Sox Players! All three members of what Red Sox fans call the 1967 Impossible Dream Team. From Left to right - Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Conigliaro, and Jim Lonborg

In 1967 The Red Sox won the American league pennant and brought their world series matchup with the St Louis Cardinals to game seven. The Sox didn't win the world series but so many heroes were born to the young boy in Boston in the summer of 1967, these three were among those heroes.
The shot above, from The Volcano in 68 or 69, shows the friendship of the three and their ability to share a laugh! They obviously knew where to have that good time!

Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Lonborg are still alive today. Lonborg is a practicing dentist in Massachusetts even today, unfortunately Tony Conigliaro died at the age of 45 in 1990 after a number of tragic incidents in his life.

Jim Lonborg enjoyed seven seasons (1965-71) with the Sox, and is probably most noted for his magical 1967 season.
"No player in the history of the World Series, before or since, did what Jim Lonborg did in 1967, Lonborg still holds the record for the fewest hits given up in back-to-back starts, when he was simply brilliant in Games Two and Five in the great Series with the St. Louis Cardinals that year." - Boston Globe

Carl Yastrzemski enjoyed his best season in 1967, when he won the American League Triple Crown with a .326 batting average, 44 home runs (tied with Harmon Killebrew) and 121 RBI. He is the last hitter to have won the Triple Crown as of the 2006 season (six different pitchers have since won the pitchers' version). He was voted Most Valuable Player almost unanimously (one voter chose César Tovar of the Twins). That year, Yastrzemski also won the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year and Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" Award.

In 1967 Tony Conigliaro at age 22, became the youngest American League player to reach a career total of 100 home runs. On August 18, 1967, the Red Sox were playing the Angels at Fenway Park. Conigliaro, batting against Jack Hamilton, was hit by a pitch on his left cheekbone, and was carried off the field on a stretcher. He sustained a broken cheekbone and severe damage to his left retina. The batting helmet he was wearing did not have the protective earflap that has since become standard.

A year and a half later, (Around the time of this Volcano picture)Conigliaro made a remarkable return, hitting 20 homers with 82 RBI in 141 games, earning Comeback Player of the Year honors.

What legends!
I was born in 1960 in the Boston area and these three are among my heroes. I was thrilled to see this picture! Thanks Volcano Girl!

[ Edited by: jpmartdog 2007-03-05 09:33 ]