Roberto clemente fun facts
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The Man
August 18th, 1934
Roberto Clemente Walker is born in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico to Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker. He was the youngest of seven children.
1950
He joined Puerto Rico’s amateur league when he was 16 years old, playing for the Ferdinand Juncos. He later played winter ball for Santurce, San Juan, and Corillo de Caguas.
October 9th, 1952
Clemente begins his professional baseball career when he signs with the Cangrejeros de Santurce, a winter league team and franchise of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (LBBPR).
July 25th, 1954
The first home run of his North American baseball career was an extra inning walk-off in his first at bat as a defensive replacement.
November 22nd, 1954
The Pirates select Roberto Clemente with the first pick of the Rookie Draft.
April 1955
Clemente is signed to the Pittsburgh Pirates by Branch Rickey. He sent this photograph to his mother signing “To Mother With Love.” It was the first time he was photographed in the Pirates uniform at Forbes Field.
April 17th, 1955
Clemente makes
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Roberto Clemente
Puerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clemente and the second or maternal family name is Walker.
Baseball player
| Roberto Clemente | |
|---|---|
Clemente with the Pirates c. 1961 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born:(1934-08-18)August 18, 1934 Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: December 31, 1972(1972-12-31) (aged 38) Off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| April 17, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| October 3, 1972, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Batting average | .317 |
| Hits | 3,000 |
| Home runs | 240 |
| Runs batted in | 1,305 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Induction | 1973 |
| Vote | 92.7% |
| Election method | Special Election |
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker[a] (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtoenˈrikekleˈmente(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 P
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Roberto Clemente Biography
Early Life
Roberto Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest of seven children. His father was a foreman who oversaw sugarcane cutters and helped deliver sand and gravel for a construction company. His mother did laundry, ran a grocery store, and did other jobs on the sugarcane plantation. Roberto did odd jobs so he could help the family and buy himself a bicycle. Growing up, Roberto played baseball and participated in track and field. He won medals for the javelin throw and short distance races. Throwing the javelin strengthened his arm for throwing a baseball.
Baseball Career
At age 18, Roberto joined a Puerto Rican professional baseball team, the Cangrejeros de Santurce, where he played with Willie Mays in 1954. That year, Santurce won the Caribbean World Series. Roberto was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He played on a minor league team for a season before being chosen in the draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roberto quickly made a major impact in both the Pirates and Majo
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