Roberto Clemente(1934-1972)
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Known for his hitting prowess on offense and his strong, accurate
throwing arm on defense, Roberto Clemente carved out a Hall of Fame
career over his 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, compiling a
.317 lifetime batting average and collecting an even 3,000 hits. He was
the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966 and was voted MVP of
the 1971 World Series in which the Pirates defeated the Baltimore
Orioles. He was killed in a mission-of-mercy plane crash while
attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua.
Clemente was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1973, only the
second player to have had the required five-year waiting period before
being eligible waived.
