Dick Conger
Richard Conger was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies. His key pitch was the fastball.
He attended Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California, and the University of California, Los Angeles. From 1944 to 1946 Conger served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
After his major league career, Conger continued to play in the minor leagues, his last season being with Sacramento and Oklahoma City in 1950.
He was Jewish. On June 26, 2011, Conger was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
