I  posted this as a companion piece to Paul's earlier blog on Tony Conigliaro.

My Mom was a huge fan of the Merv Griffin Show and never missed it.  I vaguely recalled seeing Tony C. on it after his career ending injury and remembered him singing.    Yep- sure enough-I found  a clip on Youtube!  He also discusses his career ending injury

Heres is a bit of his singing career background.

Conigliaro was notorious throughout the league for his  club-hopping, regularly jumping on-stage at nightspots to sing with the band. Word of his musical exploits eventually reached public relations exec and former Boston radio personality Ed Penney, who in late 1964 escorted the slugger to a New York City recording studio to make a record with Frankie Valli'sd longtime arranger Charlie Calello. Issued on Penney and Conigliaro's own Penn Tone label, "Playing the Field" quickly sold out its 15,000-copy pressing and after the follow-up, "Play Our Song," proved equally successful, Conigliaro signed a 25,000-dollar recording contract with RCA, which reissued "Playing the Field" in the spring of 1965.

Tony refused to moonlight during baseball season, however, and in his sophomore campaign won the American League home run crown with 32. At season's end Conigliaro finally returned to the studio, cutting a pair of RCA singles: "Little Red Scooter" and "When You Take More Than You Give." Neither record earned much attention outside of the Red Sox Nation, and the label terminated the slugger's contract prior to the 1966 season. He nevertheless remained a popular headliner at Boston area nightclubs, performing covers of current Top 40 pop hits backed by local acts including Cheryl Parker & the All Night Workers.