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Menu.Roberto Walker Clemente.--- #21.--- Pittsburgh Pirates.--- Outfielder (1955-1972).--- Height: 5-11.--- Weight: 175. --- Batted: Right.--- Threw: Right.--- Born: August 18, 1934 in Carolina, PR. --- Died: December 31, 1972.--- 11th player in major league history to record 3,000 hits.--- First Hispanic player elected to the Hall of Fame (1973).--- National League Most Valuable Player in 1966.--- 12-time National League All-Star.--- Winner of 12 Gold Glove Awards.--- Winner of four National League batting titles.--- Hit better than .300 in 13 different seasons.--- Collected more than 200 hits in four different seasons.--- Hit safely in all 14 World Series games in which he appeared.--- Named World Series MVP in 1971 after batting .414.--- Led all National League outfielders in assists five times.--- Pirates' all-time leader in the following categories: Games (2,433), At-Bats (9,454), Hits (3,000), Singles (2,154), Total Bases (4,492).--- Drafted from Dodgers' Montreal club in November 1954.--- Killed in plane crash attempting to fly relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.--- Uniform number retired by the Pirates in 1973.
Lifetime Records Yr. Club G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG. 55 Pittsburgh(NL) 124 474 48 121 23 11 5 47 .255 56 Pittsburgh(NL) 147 543 66 169 30 7 7 60 .311 57 Pittsburgh(NL) 111 451 42 114 17 7 4 30 .253 58 Pittsburgh(NL) 140 519 69 150 24 10 6 50 .289 59 Pittsburgh(NL) 105 432 60 128 17 7 4 50 .296 60 Pittsburgh(NL) 144 570 89 179 22 6 16 94 .314 61 Pittsburgh(NL) 146 572 100 201 30 10 23 89 .351* 62 Pittsburgh(NL) 144 538 95 168 28 9 10 74 .312 63 Pittsburgh(NL) 152 600 77 192 23 8 17 76 .320 64 Pittsburgh(NL) 155 622 95 211 40 7 12 87 .399* 65 Pittsburgh(NL) 152 589 91 194 21 14 10 65 .329* 66 Pittsburgh(NL) 154 638 105 202 31 11 29 119 .317 67 Pittsburgh(NL) 147 585 103 209* 26 10 23 110 .357* 68 Pittsburgh(NL) 132 502 74 146 18 12 18 57 .291 69 Pittsburgh(NL) 138 507 87 175 20 12* 19 91 .345 70 Pittsburgh(NL) 108 412 65 145 22 10 14 60 .352 71 Pittsburgh(NL) 132 522 82 178 29 8 13 86 .341 72 Pittsburgh(NL) 102 378 68 118 19 7 10 60 .312 Major League Totals 2433 9454 1416 3000 440 166 240 1305 .317 * = Led League
Championship Series 70 Pittsburgh(NL) 3 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 .214 71 Pittsburgh(NL) 4 18 2 6 0 0 0 4 .333 72 Pittsburgh(NL) 5 17 1 4 1 0 1 2 .235
World Series 60 Series 7 29 1 9 0 0 0 3 .310 71 Series 7 29 3 12 2 1 2 4 .414 (12)