Roberto Clemente

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Roberto Clemente Coliseum

Roberto Clemente Coliseum

Statue of Clemente outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Statue of Clemente outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which positions has baseball player Roberto Clemente played?
  • A:
    Roberto Clemente has played the positions of Right fielder and Outfielder.
  • Q:
    In what type of work did Roberto Clemente specialize?
  • A:
    Roberto Clemente was an accomplished baseball player.
  • Q:
    What was Roberto Clemente's ethnicity?
  • A:
    Puerto Rican was the ethnicity of his family predecessors.
  • Q:
    Where was Roberto Clemente born?
  • A:
    Roberto Clemente was born in Carolina.
  • Q:
    What was the cause of Roberto Clemente's death?
  • A:
    He died in December, 1972 from an air disaster.
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Awards & Accolades

  • National League Gold Glove Award - Outfield
    1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961
  • National League MVP
    1966

Lists

#1
of 19
Most Gold Gloves
Awards: 12
#20
of 100
Greatest MLB Players
The Sporting News
#57
all time
Career Batting Average
Average: .317
#213
Top Career Homeruns
Number: 240
MLB Deaths During Active Career
Age: 38
Retired MLB Numbers
Uniform Number: 21
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