Gene Conley
1952–1963 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
276G
.192AVG
.203OBP
.257SLG
More career statistics
105H
5HR
45RBI
0SB
91–96W–L
1,588.2IP
888K
3.82ERA
214GS
9SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 119 | 121 |
| Batting · RBI | 45 | 46 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,767 | 6,774 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,606 | 1,605 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,766 | 4,767 |
| Pitching · p k | 888 | 887 |
| Pitching · p r | 767 | 766 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | 592 | 548 | 33 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 141 | .192 | .203 | .257 | .460 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,588.7 | 276 | 214 | 69 | 91 | 96 | 9 | 1,606 | 767 | 674 | 162 | 511 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.333 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1962-07-21 to 1962-08-13
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1959-05-02 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1956-08-18 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1954-07-21 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 137 | 288 | 49 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 55 | .186 | .184 | .266 |
| Away | 139 | 304 | 56 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 66 | .196 | .188 | .249 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .242 | .270 | .364 |
| May | 54 | 146 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 | .190 | .178 | .241 |
| June | 60 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | .200 | .178 | .221 |
| July | 58 | 125 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 24 | .252 | .248 | .383 |
| August | 47 | 110 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 24 | .170 | .173 | .236 |
| September | 36 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .081 | .075 | .097 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .117 | .111 | .182 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 27 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .171 | .167 | .171 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 25 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .153 | .159 | .153 |
| new-york-giants | 22 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .170 | .148 | .170 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .233 | .217 | .302 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 19 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .316 | .261 | .368 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .278 | .312 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Boston Braves | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .400 | 12 | 6 |
| 1954 |  Milwaukee Braves | 28 | 77 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .156 | 194 | 113 |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 22 | 54 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .204 | 158 | 107 |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 31 | 45 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .156 | 158 | 68 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 35 | 46 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .196 | 148 | 61 |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .188 | 72 | 53 |
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 67 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .239 | 180 | 102 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | 29 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .127 | 183 | 116 |
| 1961 |  Boston Red Sox | 33 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 8 | – | .219 | 200 | 113 |
| 1962 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 12 | – | .207 | 241 | 134 |
| 1963 | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | .200 | 40 | 14 |