what team did roberto clemente play for
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Roberto Clemente The greatest Puerto Rican player, however, was Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente Walker was born on August 18, 1934, to Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker de Clemente in Carolina, which is slightly east of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan.
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Mark Baldwin (baseball) Mark Baldwin (baseball) Marcus Elmore Mark Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed Fido, was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland team in 1883. Though signed by Chicago White Stockings President Albert Spalding to pitch in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after the St. Louis Browns, against whom Chicago played, objected.
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Sammy Sosa and Roberto Clemente A great hero s ideas and beliefs are so important, that they will never be forgotten. Two people I think are heroes are Sammy Sosa and Roberto Clemente.Sammy Sosa is a hero to me because he is helping his hometown, the Dominican Republic. Sosa has found wealth in America.
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Luis Rivera (infielder) Luis Antonio Rivera Pedraza (born January 3, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder, who played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Grand slam (baseball) Roberto Clemente is the only player to have hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam in a one-run victory; the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 9–8 on July 25, 1956 at Forbes Field, a park known for its spacious outfield.
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Saint Roberto Clemente? Canonization Push Kicks Off For Catholic Baseball Great Nothing short of making Clemente an officially recognized Catholic saint. “He had a calling to be a great baseball player,” Rossi said, “but he had a calling beyond baseball.”. Clemente played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955-1972.
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- 21 Facts You May Not Know About Roberto Clemente on the Anniversary of His Debut. The 20,000 fans in attendance at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh 57 years ago today likely didn't know how much baseball history they would be witness to.
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Manny Ramirez This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bautista and the second or maternal family name is Santos. José Antonio Bautista Santos (born October 19, 1980) is a Dominican professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson's first year in professional ball was 1946 when he played for the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers Triple-A minor league team. He played one year for Mont…real and then played for the Dodgers between 1947-1956. He retired after the 1956 season.
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Roberto Clemente He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 in a special election that waived the mandatory five-year waiting period. “Baseball survives,” wrote columnist Jimmy Cannon of the New York Journal-American, “because guys like Clemente still play it.”. He gave the term ‘complete’ a new meaning.
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Biography Roberto Clemente, Jr. (born August 17, 1965) is a baseball broadcaster and former professional baseball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born in the Santurce barrio. His father, Roberto Clemente, was the first Latin American player to connect 3,000 hits in Major League Baseball history.he first seven years of Roberto Jr.'s life were spent between Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh. Tragedy struck in the young Roberto Jr.'s life when his father died in an plane crash on December 31, 1972, while taking relief items to Nicaragua earthquake victims.
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- Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors) Born: July 13, 1982 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ladislao Martinez HS (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico).
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San Diego Padres See also: San Diego Padres (PCL) The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego.
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What Teams Did PelÃ© Play For? Pelé played both club football and internationally. He played for the Brazilian club team Santos from 1956 to 1974. He came out of a short retirement in 1975 to play for the New York Cosmos, an American club team, from 1975 to 1977. Continue Reading.
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Roberto Clemente Clemente was an All-Star for twelve seasons and fifteen All-Star Games. He was the NL Most Valuable Player in 1966, the NL batting leader in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967, and a Gold Glove winner for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.
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Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins. With St. Louis, he won their 2011 World Series championship over the Texas Rangers.
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Roberto Clemente Clemente played 124 games for the Pirates in 1955 and had a batting average of .255. He walked only 18 times. Drawing bases on balls would never become a strong point for him. While it wasn't a sensational rookie season, Clemente had earned a spot in the Pirates’ outfield.
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- As of April 24, 2012, Manny Ramirez has played for 5 teams, the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays.hen Manny Ramirez played for the Boston Red Sox, his number was 24, but now that he plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he is number 99 … Wow, I thought he was number 42, for a sec.
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- The first Latin American player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Clemente is often referred to as The Great One.. Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente played with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the entire duration of his career (1955-72), during which he hit .350 three times (in 1961, 1967 and 1970) and won 12 consecutive gold glove awards.
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Ali Fedotowsky: Roberto Martinez and I Shouldnât Have Gotten Engaged Ali Fedotowsky: Roberto Martinez and I Shouldn’t Have Gotten Engaged. NEWS: Ali Fedotowsky Is Engaged to Kevin Manno! If anyone knows how Desiree Hartsock was probably feeling after Brooks Forester broke up with her on Part 1 of The Bachelorette Season 9 Finale, it’s Ali Fedotowsky.
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Jim Thome James Howard Jim Thome (/ˈtoʊmi/; born August 27, 1970) is a former American baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1991 to 2012. He played for six different teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians during the 1990s and the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 2000s.
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Roger Clemens Roger Clemens. Roger Clemens’ last major-league start, on October 7, 2007 — for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians, the very team against which he had made his major-league debut in May 1984 — ended with him limping off the mound after only 2⅓ innings with a hamstring injury.
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Pittsburgh Pirates: Why Roberto Clemente Is One of MLB's Most Underrated Pittsburgh Pirates: Why Roberto Clemente Is One of MLB's Most Underrated. Roberto Clemente epitomized the term 5 tool player throughout his 18 year career. He could run, hit, hit with power, field and throw with very few peers.
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Roy Campanella Campanella played a total of 113 games with the Nashua Dodgers, scoring a .290 batting average. Dodger president Rickey moved Campanella up to the Class AAA team in Montreal, where, in 1947, he played catcher for 135 games, hit 13 home runs, and scored a.273 batting average.