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Roberto Clemente Biography
Early Life
Roberto Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest of seven children. His father was a foreman who oversaw sugarcane cutters and helped deliver sand and gravel for a construction company. His mother did laundry, ran a grocery store, and did other jobs on the sugarcane plantation. Roberto did odd jobs so he could help the family and buy himself a bicycle. Growing up, Roberto played baseball and participated in track and field. He won medals for the javelin throw and short distance races. Throwing the javelin strengthened his arm for throwing a baseball.
Baseball Career
At age 18, Roberto joined a Puerto Rican professional baseball team, the Cangrejeros de Santurce, where he played with Willie Mays in 1954. That year, Santurce won the Caribbean World Series. Roberto was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He played on a minor league team for a season before being chosen in the draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roberto quickly made a major impact in both the Pirates and Majo
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Roberto Walker Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Clemente, the youngest in his family, had six brothers and sisters: his half-brother Luis Oquendo; his half-sister Rosa Oquendo; his three brothers Osvaldo, Justino, and Andres; and his sister Anairis. His parents were Melchor and Luisa Clemente. Clemente was a very pensive boy. He was always analyzing everything he did, and he hated to be interrupted. His favorite word was "momentito," (Spanish for "just a moment"); he said it so much that his family and friends started to call him "Momen" for short.
In his early life, Clemente would play variations of baseball with his friends. Baseball was his favorite sport. He and his friends would use anything for a bat or a ball, as long as it worked. Sometimes they used a tied-up ball of string or even an empty tin can for a baseball. For a bat they would use anything from a stick to the end of a broomstick. They would use anything, as long as they were able to play baseball. Even when it was dark or his friends were not around, Clemente would always be throwin
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Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clemente and the second or maternal family name is Walker.
Baseball player
| Roberto Clemente | |
|---|---|
Clemente with the Pirates c. 1961 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born:(1934-08-18)August 18, 1934 Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: December 31, 1972(1972-12-31) (aged 38) Off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| April 17, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| October 3, 1972, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Batting average | .317 |
| Hits | 3,000 |
| Home runs | 240 |
| Runs batted in | 1,305 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Induction | 1973 |
| Vote | 92.7% |
| Election method | Special Election |
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker[a] (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtoenˈrikekleˈmente(ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the P
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