"Gaylord Perry made only one mistake, a slider, intended for outer edge of the plate, that instead floated inside to Clemente. The .356-hitting Clemente blinked in happy disbelief & lashed pitch over LF fence"
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) June 25, 2023
"25 rows in, wind blowing 30 mph against him.”
Gaylord Perry pic.twitter.com/lW2JM142xC
Roberto Clemente with the greatest throw of all time pic.twitter.com/FVvSus09eA
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) June 23, 2023
3000 hits important?
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) June 26, 2023
"No, Danny, I have a project going in Puerto Rico for the underprivileged and I have made so much progress with the political men in our country that I’m beginning to think my dream will come true."
That’s the Roberto Clemente I know.
Danny Murtaugh pic.twitter.com/3FMrCpEN8S
Sad! 