How great was Roberto Clemente? He played in 14 World Series games and got hits in all of them. I saw him play in the last game of the 1971 National League Championship Series.
May 31, 1964: Roberto Clemente his the tower at Forbes Field 450 feet away from home off Sandy Koufax. By most accounts, the ball was still going up. Hard to believe that part but Clemente was a line drive hitter, so this might've been one of the hardest hit ball ever. HBD #21
— Alex Sonty (@AlexSonty) August 18, 2022
It’s Roberto Clemente’s birthday today. He would be 88 years old if he was still with us. This clip tells you how great of a ballplayer he was. Happy Birthday pic.twitter.com/PzAszSjBYz
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) August 18, 2022
Roberto Clemente 🇵🇷, born #OTD, collected exactly 3,000 hits & batted .317 in his @MLB career, won 4 batting crowns & helped the @Pirates to 2 WS titles. @sabr #BioProject https://t.co/oxQTVCrjlY pic.twitter.com/DUbzKDcnVm
— SABR BioProject (@SABRbioproject) August 18, 2022
The great Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/N6SqR7Fwhs
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 18, 2022
Umpire gives Roberto Clemente his 3000th hit ball, 1972 pic.twitter.com/VLxH95soUg
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) June 22, 2022
More than 2 dozen members of the Red Sox – players, coaches, support staff – went to the Clemente Museum today. Alex Cora was among them, as this shirt illustrates pic.twitter.com/wf7ujuvPWI
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) August 17, 2022
Born #OTD Roberto Clemente,He could do it all#Pirates #Pittsburgh #Hof #PuertoRico #BOTD
— Tom's Old Days (@sigg20) August 18, 2022
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Clemente taking a lead at first base pic.twitter.com/nB0wz4cBZT
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) August 22, 2022
Roberto Clemente meets with children from Puerto Rico before Game 1 of the 1972 National League Championship Series at Three Rivers Stadium on October 7, 1972 pic.twitter.com/A5mHB005Rg
— Pittsburgh Pirates History (@HistoryPirates) August 18, 2022
Umpire gives Roberto Clemente his 3000th hit ball, 1972 pic.twitter.com/VLxH95soUg
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) June 22, 2022
Aaron invited me to speak at his Foundation banquet in Milwaukee in 2007. I said, "Mr. Aaron, you were my childhood hero , but the Braves had a chance to sign Roberto Clemente & if they had you'd have been playing left field." He laughed & said "David, you're right." https://t.co/xv6Vgm5Bbd
— david maraniss (@davidmaraniss) October 10, 2021
1960 World Series. Roberto Clemente in the batting box and Yogi Berra behind the plate. Wonderful photo pic.twitter.com/6DCobWN9H1
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) August 29, 2022
Roberto Clemente’s lone campaign in the minor leagues was perhaps the least publicized part of his career – but during that season, he caught the eye of the @Pirates. We continue our series on No. 21 in 2021 with the story of his 1954 season in Montreal. https://t.co/lnRkIWHvwd pic.twitter.com/Iq5ksXaFLD
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) June 21, 2021
Service Record for Roberto Clemente pic.twitter.com/LwY9DHWlQz
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) September 2, 2022
Pittsburgh #Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente shows off his cannon of an arm during the 1971 World Series! #MLB #Baseball #Legend pic.twitter.com/ZjcOWCQn4h
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) September 1, 2022
Sad! 