ROBERTO CLEMENTE 1934-1971

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• Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico
• He went to Julio c. Vizarondo high school in Carolina Puerto Rico

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• Signed as amateur by Brooklyn dodgers in 1954
• Made MLB debut with Pittsburg Pirates in 1955

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• Won 12 gold glove awards
• Finished top 10 in MVP votes 8 times

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• 3000 career hits
• 240 career home runs
• 317 career batting average

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• Played 18 seasons with the pirates
• Inducted into hall of fame in 1973
• Inducted as a special inductee

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• Died in 1971 in a plane crash
• Died 3 months after his 3000th hit
• There is a memorial outside of PNC Park

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• Hay cuarenta y cinco escuelas con nombres de Roberto Clemente
• hay muchos estadios que llevan su nombre

WORKS CITED

• http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero01.shtml
• http://www.robertoclemente.si.edu/english/virtual_story.htm