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Who Was Roberto Clemente?

Roberto Clemente played with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team before making his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in He led the National League in batting four times during the s and starred in the World Series.

He died in a plane crash to deliver goods to Nicaragua in

Baseball Career

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was born on August 18, , in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The son of a sugarcane worker, Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school. He signed a deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played with their minor league team, the Montreal Royals, for a season.

The next year he went to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and made his major league debut in

Clemente hit an impressive in , but he struggled with injuries and the language barrier early in his career. He hit his stride in , batting with 16 home runs and 94 RBIs to earn his first All-Star berth and help the Pirates wi