Roberto clemente early life
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Roberto Clemente
(1934-1972)
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Roberto Clemente played with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team before making his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. He led the National League in batting four times during the 1960s and starred in the 1971 World Series. He died in a plane crash to deliver goods to Nicaragua in 1972.
Baseball Career
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The son of a sugarcane worker, Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school. He signed a deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played with their minor league team, the Montreal Royals, for a season. The next year he went to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and made his major league debut in 1955.
Clemente hit an impressive .311 in 1956, but he struggled with injuries and the language barrier early in his career. He hit his stride in 1960, batting .314 with 16 home runs and 94 RBIs to earn his first All-Star berth and help the Pirates win the World Series. The following year, he l
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Roberto Clemente Biography
Early Life
Roberto Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest of seven children. His father was a foreman who oversaw sugarcane cutters and helped deliver sand and gravel for a construction company. His mother did laundry, ran a grocery store, and did other jobs on the sugarcane plantation. Roberto did odd jobs so he could help the family and buy himself a bicycle. Growing up, Roberto played baseball and participated in track and field. He won medals for the javelin throw and short distance races. Throwing the javelin strengthened his arm for throwing a baseball.
Baseball Career
At age 18, Roberto joined a Puerto Rican professional baseball team, the Cangrejeros de Santurce, where he played with Willie Mays in 1954. That year, Santurce won the Caribbean World Series. Roberto was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He played on a minor league team for a season before being chosen in the draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roberto quickly made a major impact in both the Pirates and Majo
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Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clemente and the second or maternal family name is Walker.
Baseball player
| Roberto Clemente | |
|---|---|
Clemente with the Pirates c. 1961 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born:(1934-08-18)August 18, 1934 Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: December 31, 1972(1972-12-31) (aged 38) Off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| April 17, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| October 3, 1972, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Batting average | .317 |
| Hits | 3,000 |
| Home runs | 240 |
| Runs batted in | 1,305 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Induction | 1973 |
| Vote | 92.7% |
| Election method | Special Election |
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker[a] (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtoenˈrikekleˈmente(ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the P
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