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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker [a] (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (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 Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
Roberto Clemente was a baseball star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he had won two World Series championships. On September 30, 1972, in his final at-bat, he had become only the 11th player in Major League Baseball history to collect 3,000 hits.
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and 15-time MLB All-Star Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 31, 1972, on his way to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.The plane ...
Richard Rossi, a former evangelical minister, submitted a request to the Holy See to consider Clemente's canonization as a saint. [2] The Congregation for the Causes of Saints, responsible for these issues, responded by confirming receipt of the letter and directing Rossi to work through the Archbishop of San Juan – the jurisdiction in which Clemente died; Rossi issued a press release ...
Most people also know Clemente died while flying relief supplies to Nicaragua, which had been struck by an earthquake, on Dec. 31, 1972.
Five decades after his death, on Dec. 31, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente's influence is still felt in the baseball world and beyond.
Roberto Clemente Jr. Roberto Clemente Zabala (born August 17, 1965), better known as Roberto Clemente Jr., [1] is a baseball broadcaster and former professional baseball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born in the Santurce barrio. His father and namesake Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to compile 3,000 hits in ...
Roberto Clemente’s legacy is embedded in the ethos of Pittsburgh. Clemente embodied the local blue-collar, hard-working mentality. His passion for the city made him a beloved hero, and with a ...