Click “Home” icon on left to see display of all my articles. Follow us on Twitter: @Livac2
Visit our Facebook page: Old-Time Baseball Photos
We Celebrate the Memory of the Great Roberto Clemente
As I’m sure many of you are aware, January was the anniversary of the tragic death of Roberto Clemente. He was killed in a plane crash 43 years ago today while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
To honor the memory of one of the all-time greats – who was also a true humanitarian – here’s a few edits from a recent post about his Hall-of-Fame career:
Whenever baseball fans who saw him play are asked who had the best arm ever, they usually respond “Roberto Clemente” without hesitation. Over his career, Roberto Clemente hit .317, with exactly 3000 hits, 1416 runs, 440 doubles, 166 triples, 240 home runs, and 1305 RBIs. Clemente was a 15-time All-Star, a National League Most Valuable Player (1966), a four-time National League batting champion (1961, ’64, ’65, and ’67), a two-time World Series champion (1960 and 1971), and a twelve-time Gold Glove winner. He led the National League in hits twice, triples once, put-outs as a right fielder three times, and outfield fielding average once.
In a record that may never be broken, Clemente is first all-time by a wide margin in career assists for a right fielder with 266. In second place is Hank Aaron with 186. Only 16 men in baseball history have as many as 100.
-Gary Livacari
Thanks for reading my post. Hope you enjoyed it! Before you leave, I hope you’ll consider:
-Viewing the other posts in my blog. Click “Home” icon on left to see display of other posts.
-Following me on any one of my social networks.
-Sharing to your favorite social media
-Leaving a comment…I love interacting with my readers!
-Subscribing for automatic updates
