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Roberto Clemente biography
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Robert Clemente is a Puerto Rican baseball player that came to America to play baseball. He is most known for playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates but he also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers’ minor league team, Montreal. He participated in charity for his fellow countrymen. He also has an amazing talent in baseball; he would teach baseball when he came to visit them. Although many judged him without seeing his talent, others thought he had a talent through what they heard. Robert Clemente was born August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He worked in the field and harvested sugar cane. Roberto’s dad, Melchor, became a foreman at a sugar business. His father as well retailed meat and in the future bought a truck. His mother, Luisa, worked …show more content…
He went to Julio C. Vizarrando High School. In addition to baseball, Roberto also ran track and did javelin throwing. Many said Roberto was natural, while others say he firmly played other sports to develop his baseball skills. Roberto Clemente signed on October 9, 1954 with the Sancture Crabbers; the Puerto Rican winter baseball team, for $5,000. The Brooklyn Dodgers saw Roberto and wanted to sign him. In 1953- 1954, nine different major league baseball teams wanted to sign Roberto. When he was deciding which team, he picked the Brooklyn Dodgers because they asked him to sing first. They signed him for $10,000 per year. He played on the Montreal farm team for a while because the Dodgers were trying to hide Roberto from the other teams. On November 22, 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Roberto on their minor league team. Roberto had his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 17, …show more content…
In 1966, he won The Most Valuable Player with the record of 29 home runs and 119 runs batted in, RBIs. In 1967, Clemente won his fourth, and final, All Star game with the NL team. On October 17, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles. He was named World Series Most Valuable Player. On September 30, 1972, it was his last game of the season, with a career hit 3,000. He dedicated the hit to “the Pittsburgh fans and the Puerto Rican people.” On December 23, 1972, a disturbing quake hit Nicaragua. Roberto decided to gather supplies for the quake survivors. On December 31, 1972, the plane Roberto was in shortly crashed, after takeoff, into the ocean. On August 6, 1973, Roberto was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was the first Latin- born player to be
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Certainly one aspect of Cobb’s life, his hard work, successful career, determination, dedication, and ability, is remarkably admirable. But the other side of Cobb, his irascible nature, racist attitude, and volatile temper, has created a little doubt as to whether he is in fact a hero. However, looking at Cobb for what he accomplished in baseball, and how he accomplished his goals, through hard work and determination, gives him my vote for the best player to ever grace the great american pastime, “Baseball”
714 career home runs, had 2,209 career RBI's, and 2,873 total hits, all in only
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Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934. He was the youngest of four children. He stood 5 feet and 11 inches tall, and he weighed 175 pounds. Roberto excelled in track and field, winning medals in the javelin throw and short distance races. However, his real love was baseball. He played amateur baseball with Juncos Double A Club and soon went on to play with the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican Winter League. From Santurce he signed with Montreal's Triple A team. Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, where he played his entire eighteen year Major League Baseball career from 1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in 1971. He was the National League Batting
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