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In 1971, the 37-year-old Clemente led the Pirates back to the World Series, where Clemente hit .414 to power Pittsburgh to another world title en route to the Series’ Most Valuable Player Award. Clemente recorded his 3,000th career hit late in the 1972 season, becoming just the 11th player to reach the milestone.
Apr 5, 2024 · Roberto Clemente. In full: Roberto Clemente Walker. Born: August 18, 1934, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Died: December 31, 1972, San Juan (aged 38) Awards And Honors: Baseball Hall of Fame (1973) Most Valuable Player (1966) Gold Glove (x12) Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 1973) World Series MVP. 4x batting champion. 2 World Series championships.
Sep 15, 2023 · Fifty years ago, the great Clemente made Hall of Fame history. September 14th, 2023. Nathalie Alonso. @ NathalieMLB. There was no doubt that Roberto Clemente was bound for the Hall of Fame when he stepped off the field on Oct. 11, 1972, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati -- the day the Reds eliminated his Pirates in Game 5 of that year’s ...
Dec 29, 2022 · ‘Almost a saint’: Roberto Clemente is as influential as ever 50 years after his death. Five decades after his death, Roberto Clemente’s influence is still being felt in the baseball world...
Jan 4, 2012 · In addition, it gave him 101 runs batted in, the first time he had ever reached 100 RBIs in a season. He ended the season with career-highs in home runs (29) and RBIs (119). The Pirates finished third behind the Dodgers and Giants, but Clemente edged out Los Angeles’ Sandy Koufax for the Most Valuable Player award.
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 ...
Mar 8, 2024 · It’s been a half-century since Roberto Clemente was alive, and most Americans remember how he played — with joyous and reckless abandon — and how he died, on-board a plane flying supplies from...
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