Roberto Clemente   |   Major Leaguer   1955-1972

[1960] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1961] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1962] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #17), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1963] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1964] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1965] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1966] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (OF), National League Most Valuable Player  [1967] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)  [1968] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1969] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8), NL Gold Glove Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1970] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), NL Gold Glove Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #5), NL Gold Glove Award (OF), World Series Most Valuable Player  [1972] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)

Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 and 1971.

Roberto Clemente Walker was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1934. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and was assigned to play for their top affiliate, the Montreal Royals.

In 1954, the Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Roberto with the # 1 pick of the draft, which was awarded to the Pirates. Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, where he played his entire eighteen year Major League Baseball career from 1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in 1971. He was the National League Batting Champion four times, was awarded twelve Gold Gloves, selected National League MVP in 1966 and was chosen as the MVP in the 1971 World Series. He was the eleventh Major League Player to Record 3,000 Hits.

Roberto was killed on December 31, 1972 when his plane crashed shortly after take off. Roberto was delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

Roberto's tragic death in 1972 prompted the Hall of Fame's Board of Director's to unanimously wave the customary five year period for induction, and by an overwhelming vote of 93%, Clemente became the first player of Latin American descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Since 1971, Major League Baseball has annually presented an award that recognizes the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team. In 1972 the award, formerly know as the Commissioner's Award, was renamed The Roberto Clemente Award.

Uniform Number 21 was retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1973.

"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this earth."
-Roberto Clemente

Notes: Played in 12 all-star game during his career (1960-1967, 1969-1972)

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