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unusual facts about Roberto Clemente, Jr.



1972 National League Championship Series

The Pittsburgh bullpen stopped the Reds offense, though, and the Pirates came back to make it a 4–3 game with single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth, as Milt May, Roberto Clemente and Dave Cash picked up RBIs.

1972 Nicaragua earthquake

Puerto Rican baseball legend Roberto Clemente and three others died on December 31, 1972, when their airplane crashed after take-off from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, while attempting to fly to Nicaragua with help for earthquake victims.

Bob Duliba

Through his career, Duliba had significant success against some of the games toughest hitters, including holding Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks, Roberto Clemente, Al Kaline, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, and Duke Snider to a .114 collective batting average (4-for-35).

Dorothy Harrell

She is also featured as one of the best shortstops to ever play the game with a 10-foot banner hanging at Safeco Field in Seattle, in between Roberto Clemente and Brooks Robinson banners.

Frank Dezelan

According to his son Daryl, Dezelan loved to work games with pitchers Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson, because they worked so efficiently, and with outfielder Roberto Clemente because he never argued over calls, but just held his head high and played the game.

Ricardo Jimenez

As a member of Aspira and the student council he was a leader in struggles which ultimately led to the creation of the Roberto Clemente High School.

Roberto Clemente Stadium

It is named after former Puerto Rican baseball great and native of Carolina, Roberto Clemente.

Roberto Clemente, Jr.

, or in the Spanish naming system Roberto Clemente Zabala (born August 17, 1965), is a baseball broadcaster and former professional baseball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tommy Davis

In 1963 he won his second batting title, edging Roberto Clemente by 6 points, and finished eighth in the MVP balloting.

Only two right-handed hitters have won multiple National League batting titles since: Bill Madlock with four, and Roberto Clemente with four.


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