Roberto Clemente: Hero and Friend

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Roberto Clemente Hero and Friend

• By Irma Zepeda

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Height 5'11"  Weight 180
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Forbes Field1909-1970
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What makes a hero? Perhaps it is courage and the
desire to help others. Find out about the life of
a hero.
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Words to Know

• Determined
• Prejudice
• Prospects
• Potential

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Information

• Personal Info Birth
• August 18, 1934, Carolina, Puerto Rico
• DeathDecember 31, 1972 (age 38), Off the coast
  of Carolina, Puerto Rico in a plane crash
• Professional Career Debut
• April 17, 1955, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Brooklyn
  Dodgers, Forbes Field
• Team(s) As PlayerPittsburgh Pirates (1955
  1972)
• HOF
•  InductionAugust 6, 1973

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Career Highlights

• 12 Gold Glove Awards (19611972)
• 62nd on MLB All-Time Batting Average List (.317)
• 62nd on MLB All-Time Games List (2,433)
• 37th on MLB All-Time At Bats List (9,454)
• 72nd on MLB All-Time Runs List (1,416)
• 26th on MLB All-Time Hits List (3,000)
• 36th on MLB All-Time Total Bases List (4,492)
• 88th on MLB All-Time Doubles List (440)
• 27th on MLB All-Time Triples List (166)
• 89th on MLB All-Time RBI List (1,305)
• 27th on MLB All-Time Singles List (2,154)
• 47th on MLB All-Time Runs Created List (1,628)
• 65th on MLB All-Time Extra-Base Hits List (846)
• 66th on MLB All-Time Times on Base List (3,656)
• 25th on MLB All-Time Intentional Walks List (167)
  
• 11th player to reach 3,000 hits

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Career Highlights

• 12 All-Star appearances
• One NL MVP Award (1966)
• Two World Series rings (1960 and 1971)
• One World Series MVP (1971)
• Led NL in batting 4 times
• Led NL in RBI once
• Led NL in hits twice
• Led NL in triples once
• Led NL in runs created once
• Led NL in intentional walks once
• Hit .300 or better 13 times
• Pittsburgh Pirates Career Leader in Games (Shares
  with Honus Wagner), At Bats, Hits, Total Bases,
  Singles and Grounding into Double Plays

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Biography

• Roberto Clemente Walker's pride and
  humanitarianism won him universal admiration.
  Despite an unorthodox batting style, the Pirates'
  great won four batting crowns and amassed 3,000
  hits. He was equally brilliant in right field,
  where he displayed a precise and powerful arm.
  Clemente earned National League MVP honors in
  1966, but achieved his greatest fame in the 1971
  World Series, when he batted .414. Tragically,
  Clemente's life ended at age 38 - the victim of a
  plane crash while flying relief supplies to
  Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

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Questions

• 1. Which of Roberto Clementes goals was reached
  after his death?
• 2. Becoming a Baseball Hall of Fame member shows
  that Roberto was an outstanding player. Find
  evidence from the selection that shows him as an
  outstanding human being.
• 3. Look over the details about Robertos
  disappearance. Make a timeline.