He won three more batting titles and twice led the league in hits. 351 average, slugged 23 homers and won his first of 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence.Īs the decade progressed, Clemente established himself as one of the top all-around players in baseball. The following year, he led the National League with a. 314 with 16 home runs and 94 RBIs to earn his first All-Star berth and help the Pirates win the World Series. 311 in 1956, but he struggled with injuries and the language barrier early in his career.
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He signed a deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played with their minor league team, the Montreal Royals, for a season. The son of a sugarcane worker, Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school. Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He died in a plane crash to deliver goods to Nicaragua in 1972. He led the National League in batting four times during the 1960s and starred in the 1971 World Series. Roberto Clemente played with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team before making his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955.
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