Pitching Feats Gene Conley pitches for Red Sox after winning NBA title April 25, 1961May 4, 2019 Pitching Feats On April 25 1961, Two weeks after the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship, their reserve center, Gene Conley, pitching for the Boston Red Sox, gets his first American League victory, a 6 – 1 win over the visiting Washington Senators.