Great baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates from Puerto Rico (also known as ) File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg who died on a humanitarian trip.
* wikipedia:Roberto_Clemente
Great baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates from Puerto Rico (also known as ) File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg who died on a humanitarian trip.
* wikipedia:Roberto_Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973, being the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception to the mandatory five-year post-retirement waiting period since it was instituted in 1954. Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. He played 18 seasons in the majors from 1955 to 1972, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning the NL MVP Award in 1966.
Roberto Clemente was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
* 12 Gold Glove Awards
*26th in career hits
* 11th player to reach 3,000 hits
* 12 All-Star appearances
* The NL MVP Award
* Two World Series rings
* One World Series MVP
* Led NL in batting 4 times
* Led NL in RBI once
* Led NL in hits 2 times
* Led NL in triples once
* Hit .300 or better 13 times