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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker ( Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; [a] August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
Position: Rightfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-11 , 175lb (180cm, 79kg) Born: August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Special Election) View Roberto Clemente's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
- August 18, 1934
- Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934.
- Roberto Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
- Roberto Clemente was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.
- Roberto Clemente weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.
- Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons.
- Roberto Clemente was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Roberto Clemente was a Rightfielder.
- Roberto Clemente had 3,000 hits over his career.
- Roberto Clemente had 240 home runs over his career.
- Roberto Clemente had a .317 average over his career.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to collect 3,000 career hits before his death in a plane crash.
Dec 29, 2022 · Five decades after his death, on Dec. 31, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente’s influence is still felt in the baseball world and beyond.
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Jun 3, 2024 · Roberto Clemente, baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the U.S.
Born Aug. 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Clemente excelled in athletics as a youngster – and at the age of 17 was playing for the Santurce Crabbers of the Puerto Rican Baseball League. The Dodgers signed him the following year, and by 1954 he was playing for their Triple-A team in Montreal.
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker is one of the greatest athletes and humanitarians of the 20th century. Born August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Antón, Puerto Rico to laundress Luisa Walker and sugarcane laborer Melchor Clemente, Roberto represents the strength, perseverance, and honor of the Puerto Rican people. Roberto began his baseball career ...
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