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Roberto Clemente

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Full name Roberto (Walker) Clemente
Born August 18, 1934, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died December 31, 1972, Atlantic Ocean
Died at Sea (in a plane crash off the coast of San Juan Puerto Rico; body was never recovered)
First Game: April 17, 1955; Final Game: October 11, 1972
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175
Uncle of Edgard Clemente
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1973
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1966)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1966)
Named World Series Most Valuable Player (1971)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961, 1964, 1966 to 1967 and 1972)
Won NL Gold Glove as outfielder (1961 to 1972)
Ejections: 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (2), 1961 (3), 1963 (2), 1965 (3), 1969 (1), 1970 (1). Total: 15
SABR Biography

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Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1955 PIT N Daily Splits 124 474 48 121 23 11 5 47 18 3 60 2 4 3 0 17 14 2 5 .255 .284 .382 -0.9 1955 PIT N 1956 PIT N Daily Splits 147 543 66 169 30 7 7 60 13 2 58 4 8 4 0 11 14 6 6 .311 .330 .431 0.2 1956 PIT N 1957 PIT N Daily Splits 111 451 42 114 17 7 4 30 23 1 45 0 0 1 0 4 13 0 4 .253 .288 .348 -1.4 1957 PIT N 1958 PIT N Daily Splits 140 519 69 150 24 10 6 50 31 1 41 0 3 3 0 13 15 8 2 .289 .327 .408 1.4 1958 PIT N 1959 PIT N Daily Splits 105 432 60 128 17 7 4 50 15 2 51 3 3 3 0 11 10 2 3 .296 .322 .396 -0.5 1959 PIT N 1960 PIT N Daily Splits 144 570 89 179 22 6 16 94 39 4 72 2 4 5 0 12 21 4 5 .314 .357 .458 0.9 1960 PIT N 1961 PIT N Daily Splits 146 572 100 201 30 10 23 89 35 10 59 3 1 3 0 16 18 4 1 .351 .390 .559 3.7 1961 PIT N 1962 PIT N Daily Splits 144 538 95 168 28 9 10 74 35 9 73 1 1 6 0 5 18 6 4 .312 .352 .454 1.0 1962 PIT N 1963 PIT N Daily Splits 152 600 77 192 23 8 17 76 31 6 64 4 4 3 0 12 24 12 2 .320 .356 .470 1.2 1963 PIT N 1964 PIT N Daily Splits 155 622 95 211 40 7 12 87 51 16 87 2 3 5 0 13 9 5 2 .339 .388 .484 3.3 1964 PIT N 1965 PIT N Daily Splits 152 589 91 194 21 14 10 65 43 14 78 5 2 3 0 15 17 8 0 .329 .378 .463 2.7 1965 PIT N 1966 PIT N Daily Splits 154 638 105 202 31 11 29 119 46 13 109 0 1 5 0 11 14 7 5 .317 .360 .536 3.7 1966 PIT N 1967 PIT N Daily Splits 147 585 103 209 26 10 23 110 41 17 103 3 0 3 0 16 15 9 1 .357 .400 .554 5.1 1967 PIT N 1968 PIT N Daily Splits 132 502 74 146 18 12 18 57 51 27 77 1 0 3 0 15 13 2 3 .291 .355 .482 3.2 1968 PIT N 1969 PIT N Daily Splits 138 507 87 175 20 12 19 91 56 16 73 3 0 4 0 8 19 4 1 .345 .411 .544 4.8 1969 PIT N 1970 PIT N Daily Splits 108 412 65 145 22 10 14 60 38 14 66 2 1 2 0 11 7 3 0 .352 .407 .556 3.0 1970 PIT N 1971 PIT N Daily Splits 132 522 82 178 29 8 13 86 26 5 65 0 1 4 0 12 19 1 2 .341 .370 .502 3.0 1971 PIT N 1972 PIT N Daily Splits 102 378 68 118 19 7 10 60 29 7 49 0 0 6 0 12 15 0 0 .312 .356 .479 1.7 1972 PIT N Total (18 Years) Splits 2433 9454 1416 3000 440 166 240 1305 621 167 1230 35 36 66 0 214 275 83 46 .317 .359 .475 36.1 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1970 PIT N Daily Splits 3 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 1970 PIT N 1971 PIT N Daily Splits 4 18 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .368 .333 1971 PIT N 1972 PIT N Daily Splits 5 17 1 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .350 .471 1972 PIT N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 12 49 4 13 1 0 1 7 4 1 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .321 .347 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1960 PIT N Daily Splits 7 29 1 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .310 .310 1960 PIT N 1971 PIT N Daily Splits 7 29 3 12 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .414 .452 .759 1971 PIT N Total ( 2 Years) Splits 14 58 4 21 2 1 2 7 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .362 .383 .534 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1960 NL Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1960 NL 1961 NL Daily Splits 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .286 .667 1961 NL 1962 NL Daily Splits 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 .800 1962 NL 1963 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1963 NL 1964 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1964 NL 1965 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1965 NL 1966 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1966 NL 1967 NL Daily Splits 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 1967 NL 1969 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 NL 1970 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1970 NL 1971 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 1971 NL Total (11 Years) Splits 14 31 3 10 2 1 1 4 1 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .323 .324 .548 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1955 PIT N Daily Splits OF 118 107 103 966.1 253 18 6 5 0 .978 0 10 111 1955 PIT N RF 111 100 97 898 231 17 6 5 0 .976 1955 PIT N CF 10 7 6 68.1 22 0 0 0 0 1.000 1956 PIT N Daily Splits OF 139 130 114 1163.1 274 17 13 2 0 .957 24 23 102 1956 PIT N RF 102 95 91 839 193 14 6 1 0 .972 1956 PIT N LF 24 17 13 158 34 1 4 1 0 .897 1956 PIT N CF 23 18 10 166.1 51 1 3 0 0 .945 1956 PIT N 2B 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 .667 1956 PIT N 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .667 1957 PIT N Daily Splits OF 109 107 98 945.1 272 9 6 1 0 .979 0 14 97 1957 PIT N RF 97 96 87 843.1 246 7 5 0 0 .981 1957 PIT N CF 14 11 11 102 29 2 1 1 0 .969 1958 PIT N Daily Splits OF 135 129 128 1150.2 312 22 6 3 0 .982 0 0 135 1958 PIT N RF 135 129 128 1150.2 314 22 6 3 0 .982 1959 PIT N Daily Splits OF 104 102 98 900 229 10 13 1 0 .948 0 0 104 1959 PIT N RF 104 102 98 900 228 10 13 1 0 .948 1960 PIT N Daily Splits OF 142 140 137 1255.2 246 19 8 2 0 .971 0 0 142 1960 PIT N RF 142 140 137 1255.2 254 19 8 2 0 .972 1961 PIT N Daily Splits OF 144 142 135 1241 256 27 9 5 0 .969 0 1 144 1961 PIT N RF 144 142 135 1236 255 26 9 4 0 .969 1961 PIT N CF 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1.000 1962 PIT N Daily Splits OF 142 138 135 1228.2 269 19 8 1 0 .973 0 0 142 1962 PIT N RF 142 138 135 1228.2 270 19 8 1 0 .973 1963 PIT N Daily Splits OF 151 148 144 1314.1 239 11 11 2 0 .958 0 8 143 1963 PIT N RF 143 140 136 1243.1 225 11 10 2 0 .959 1963 PIT N CF 8 8 8 71 15 0 1 0 0 .938 1964 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 154 153 1361.2 289 13 10 2 0 .968 0 0 154 1964 PIT N RF 154 154 153 1361.2 282 13 10 2 0 .967 1965 PIT N Daily Splits OF 146 143 129 1270 288 16 10 1 0 .968 0 4 145 1965 PIT N RF 145 143 129 1264.2 282 17 10 1 0 .968 1965 PIT N CF 4 0 0 5.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1966 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 153 147 1381.1 318 17 12 3 0 .965 0 1 154 1966 PIT N RF 154 152 147 1373.1 319 17 12 3 0 .966 1966 PIT N CF 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 PIT N Daily Splits OF 145 141 134 1250.1 273 17 9 4 0 .970 0 2 144 1967 PIT N RF 144 141 134 1248.1 276 19 9 4 0 .970 1967 PIT N CF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1968 PIT N Daily Splits OF 131 128 117 1159.2 297 9 5 1 0 .984 0 0 131 1968 PIT N RF 131 128 117 1159.2 298 9 5 1 0 .984 1969 PIT N Daily Splits OF 135 128 117 1124 226 14 5 1 0 .980 0 0 135 1969 PIT N RF 135 128 117 1124 198 13 5 1 0 .977 1970 PIT N Daily Splits OF 104 102 92 902.1 189 12 7 2 0 .966 0 0 104 1970 PIT N RF 104 102 92 902.1 190 11 7 3 0 .966 1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 125 120 116 1081.1 267 11 2 4 0 .993 0 0 125 1971 PIT N RF 125 120 116 1081.1 269 11 2 4 0 .993 1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 94 88 82 812.1 199 5 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 94 1972 PIT N RF 94 88 82 812.1 199 5 0 2 0 1.000 Total (18 Years) Splits OF 2372 2300 2179 20508.1 4696 266 140 42 0 .973 24 63 2306 Total (18 Years) RF 2306 2238 2131 19922.1 4529 260 131 40 0 .973 Total ( 8 Years) CF 63 45 35 428 123 4 5 2 0 .962 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 24 17 13 158 34 1 4 1 0 .897 Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 .667 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .667 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1970 PIT N Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3 1970 PIT N RF 3 3 3 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 35 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4 1971 PIT N RF 4 4 4 35 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 43.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5 1972 PIT N RF 5 5 5 43.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 12 12 12 105.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12 Total ( 3 Years) RF 12 12 12 105.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1960 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 62 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7 1960 PIT N RF 7 7 7 62 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61.2 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7 1971 PIT N RF 7 7 7 61.2 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 14 14 14 123.2 34 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 14 Total ( 2 Years) RF 14 14 14 123.2 34 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1960 NL Daily Splits OF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1960 NL RF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1961 NL Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1961 NL RF 2 2 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 NL Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1962 NL RF 2 2 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1963 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 1963 NL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1964 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1964 NL RF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1965 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1965 NL LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1966 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1966 NL RF 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1967 NL RF 1 1 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1969 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1969 NL RF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1970 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1970 NL RF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1971 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1971 NL RF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (11 Years) Splits OF 14 7 3 72 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 12 Total ( 9 Years) RF 12 7 3 68 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6-19-1956 BOX PIT N Jocko Conlan Call at 1B 6-29-1958(2) BOX PIT N Ken Burkhart Call at 1B 5-13-1959 BOX PIT N Hal Dixon Call at 1B 5- 6-1960 BOX PIT N Shag Crawford Threw helmet 6-25-1960 BOX PIT N Vinnie Smith Call at 1B 5-10-1961 BOX PIT N Frank Secory Interference call (Threw helmet) 6- 3-1961 BOX PIT N Ed Sudol Call at 1B 9-10-1961 BOX PIT N Mel Steiner Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 4-20-1963 BOX PIT N Doug Harvey Called third strike (Threw bat) 5-28-1963 BOX PIT N Bill Jackowski Call at 1B (Bumped umpire) 6-20-1965(1) BOX PIT N Lee Weyer Called third strike (Threw bat) 7- 4-1965 BOX PIT N Ken Burkhart Call at 1B 8- 8-1965(2) BOX PIT N Frank Secory Call at 2B 8- 8-1969 BOX PIT N Lee Weyer Called third strike 5- 2-1970 BOX PIT N Nick Colosi Bench Jockeying

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (February, 1954).

Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 22, 1954).

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