Career
Conroy was the Oakland Athletics" first round draft pick after graduating from Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania in 1978. He was immediately called up by the A"s that June with no minor league pitching experience.
Conroy was the Oakland Athletics" first round draft pick after graduating from Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania in 1978. He was immediately called up by the A"s that June with no minor league pitching experience.
In 7 seasons he had an 18-32 win-loss record, 135 games (71 started), 5 complete games, 1 shutout, 21 games finished, 466⅔ innings pitched, 438 hits allowed, 279 runs allowed, 244 earned runs allowed, 47 home runs allowed, 284 walks, 307 strikeouts, 10 hit batsmen, 31 wild pitches, 2,082 batters faced, 13 intentional walks, 2 balks and a 4.71 European Research Area.
