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Roberto Clemente
Full name Roberto (Walker) Clemente Born August 18, 1934, Carolina, Puerto Rico Died December 31, 1972, Atlantic Ocean Died at Sea (in a plane crash off the coast of San Juan Puerto Rico; body was never recovered) First Game: April 17, 1955 ; Final Game: October 11, 1972 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 Uncle of Edgard Clemente Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1966) Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1966) Named World Series Most Valuable Player (1971) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961, 1964, 1966 to 1967 and 1972) Won NL Gold Glove as outfielder (1961 to 1972) Ejections: 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (2), 1961 (3), 1963 (2), 1965 (3) , 1969 (1), 1970 (1). Total: 15 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1955 PIT N Daily Splits 124 474 48 121 23 11 5 47 18 3 60 2 4 3 0 17 14 2 5 .255 .284 .382 -0.9 1955 PIT N
1956 PIT N Daily Splits 147 543 66 169 30 7 7 60 13 2 58 4 8 4 0 11 14 6 6 .311 .330 .431 0.2 1956 PIT N
1957 PIT N Daily Splits 111 451 42 114 17 7 4 30 23 1 45 0 0 1 0 4 13 0 4 .253 .288 .348 -1.4 1957 PIT N
1958 PIT N Daily Splits 140 519 69 150 24 10 6 50 31 1 41 0 3 3 0 13 15 8 2 .289 .327 .408 1.4 1958 PIT N
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 105 432 60 128 17 7 4 50 15 2 51 3 3 3 0 11 10 2 3 .296 .322 .396 -0.5 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 144 570 89 179 22 6 16 94 39 4 72 2 4 5 0 12 21 4 5 .314 .357 .458 0.9 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 146 572 100 201 30 10 23 89 35 10 59 3 1 3 0 16 18 4 1 .351 .390 .559 3.7 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N Daily Splits 144 538 95 168 28 9 10 74 35 9 73 1 1 6 0 5 18 6 4 .312 .352 .454 1.0 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N Daily Splits 152 600 77 192 23 8 17 76 31 6 64 4 4 3 0 12 24 12 2 .320 .356 .470 1.2 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 155 622 95 211 40 7 12 87 51 16 87 2 3 5 0 13 9 5 2 .339 .388 .484 3.3 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits 152 589 91 194 21 14 10 65 43 14 78 5 2 3 0 15 17 8 0 .329 .378 .463 2.7 1965 PIT N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 154 638 105 202 31 11 29 119 46 13 109 0 1 5 0 11 14 7 5 .317 .360 .536 3.7 1966 PIT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 147 585 103 209 26 10 23 110 41 17 103 3 0 3 0 16 15 9 1 .357 .400 .554 5.1 1967 PIT N
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 132 502 74 146 18 12 18 57 51 27 77 1 0 3 0 15 13 2 3 .291 .355 .482 3.2 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 138 507 87 175 20 12 19 91 56 16 73 3 0 4 0 8 19 4 1 .345 .411 .544 4.8 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 108 412 65 145 22 10 14 60 38 14 66 2 1 2 0 11 7 3 0 .352 .407 .556 3.0 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 132 522 82 178 29 8 13 86 26 5 65 0 1 4 0 12 19 1 2 .341 .370 .502 3.0 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 102 378 68 118 19 7 10 60 29 7 49 0 0 6 0 12 15 0 0 .312 .356 .479 1.7 1972 PIT N
Total (18 Years) Splits 2433 9454 1416 3000 440 166 240 1305 621 167 1230 35 36 66 0 214 275 83 46 .317 .359 .475 36.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 3 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 4 18 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .368 .333 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 5 17 1 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .350 .471 1972 PIT N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 12 49 4 13 1 0 1 7 4 1 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .321 .347 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 7 29 1 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .310 .310 1960 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 7 29 3 12 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .414 .452 .759 1971 PIT N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 14 58 4 21 2 1 2 7 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .362 .383 .534 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1960 NL Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1960 NL
1961 NL Daily Splits 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .286 .667 1961 NL
1962 NL Daily Splits 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 .800 1962 NL
1963 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1963 NL
1964 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1964 NL
1965 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1965 NL
1966 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1966 NL
1967 NL Daily Splits 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 1967 NL
1969 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 NL
1970 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1970 NL
1971 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 1971 NL
Total (11 Years) Splits 14 31 3 10 2 1 1 4 1 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .323 .324 .548 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1955 PIT N Daily Splits OF 118 107 103 966.1 253 18 6 5 0 .978 0 10 111
1955 PIT N RF 111 100 97 898 231 17 6 5 0 .976
1955 PIT N CF 10 7 6 68.1 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 PIT N Daily Splits OF 139 130 114 1163.1 274 17 13 2 0 .957 24 23 102
1956 PIT N RF 102 95 91 839 193 14 6 1 0 .972
1956 PIT N LF 24 17 13 158 34 1 4 1 0 .897
1956 PIT N CF 23 18 10 166.1 51 1 3 0 0 .945
1956 PIT N 2B 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 .667
1956 PIT N 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .667
1957 PIT N Daily Splits OF 109 107 98 945.1 272 9 6 1 0 .979 0 14 97
1957 PIT N RF 97 96 87 843.1 246 7 5 0 0 .981
1957 PIT N CF 14 11 11 102 29 2 1 1 0 .969
1958 PIT N Daily Splits OF 135 129 128 1150.2 312 22 6 3 0 .982 0 0 135
1958 PIT N RF 135 129 128 1150.2 314 22 6 3 0 .982
1959 PIT N Daily Splits OF 104 102 98 900 229 10 13 1 0 .948 0 0 104
1959 PIT N RF 104 102 98 900 228 10 13 1 0 .948
1960 PIT N Daily Splits OF 142 140 137 1255.2 246 19 8 2 0 .971 0 0 142
1960 PIT N RF 142 140 137 1255.2 254 19 8 2 0 .972
1961 PIT N Daily Splits OF 144 142 135 1241 256 27 9 5 0 .969 0 1 144
1961 PIT N RF 144 142 135 1236 255 26 9 4 0 .969
1961 PIT N CF 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1.000
1962 PIT N Daily Splits OF 142 138 135 1228.2 269 19 8 1 0 .973 0 0 142
1962 PIT N RF 142 138 135 1228.2 270 19 8 1 0 .973
1963 PIT N Daily Splits OF 151 148 144 1314.1 239 11 11 2 0 .958 0 8 143
1963 PIT N RF 143 140 136 1243.1 225 11 10 2 0 .959
1963 PIT N CF 8 8 8 71 15 0 1 0 0 .938
1964 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 154 153 1361.2 289 13 10 2 0 .968 0 0 154
1964 PIT N RF 154 154 153 1361.2 282 13 10 2 0 .967
1965 PIT N Daily Splits OF 146 143 129 1270 288 16 10 1 0 .968 0 4 145
1965 PIT N RF 145 143 129 1264.2 282 17 10 1 0 .968
1965 PIT N CF 4 0 0 5.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 PIT N Daily Splits OF 154 153 147 1381.1 318 17 12 3 0 .965 0 1 154
1966 PIT N RF 154 152 147 1373.1 319 17 12 3 0 .966
1966 PIT N CF 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PIT N Daily Splits OF 145 141 134 1250.1 273 17 9 4 0 .970 0 2 144
1967 PIT N RF 144 141 134 1248.1 276 19 9 4 0 .970
1967 PIT N CF 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N Daily Splits OF 131 128 117 1159.2 297 9 5 1 0 .984 0 0 131
1968 PIT N RF 131 128 117 1159.2 298 9 5 1 0 .984
1969 PIT N Daily Splits OF 135 128 117 1124 226 14 5 1 0 .980 0 0 135
1969 PIT N RF 135 128 117 1124 198 13 5 1 0 .977
1970 PIT N Daily Splits OF 104 102 92 902.1 189 12 7 2 0 .966 0 0 104
1970 PIT N RF 104 102 92 902.1 190 11 7 3 0 .966
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 125 120 116 1081.1 267 11 2 4 0 .993 0 0 125
1971 PIT N RF 125 120 116 1081.1 269 11 2 4 0 .993
1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 94 88 82 812.1 199 5 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 94
1972 PIT N RF 94 88 82 812.1 199 5 0 2 0 1.000
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 2372 2300 2179 20508.1 4696 266 140 42 0 .973 24 63 2306
Total (18 Years) RF 2306 2238 2131 19922.1 4529 260 131 40 0 .973
Total ( 8 Years) CF 63 45 35 428 123 4 5 2 0 .962
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 24 17 13 158 34 1 4 1 0 .897
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 .667
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .667
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 PIT N Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1970 PIT N RF 3 3 3 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 35 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4
1971 PIT N RF 4 4 4 35 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 PIT N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 43.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
1972 PIT N RF 5 5 5 43.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 12 12 12 105.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12
Total ( 3 Years) RF 12 12 12 105.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1960 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 62 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
1960 PIT N RF 7 7 7 62 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61.2 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
1971 PIT N RF 7 7 7 61.2 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 14 14 14 123.2 34 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 14
Total ( 2 Years) RF 14 14 14 123.2 34 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1960 NL Daily Splits OF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1960 NL RF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NL Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1961 NL RF 2 2 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 NL Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1962 NL RF 2 2 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1963 NL CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1964 NL RF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1965 NL LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1966 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1966 NL RF 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1967 NL RF 1 1 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1969 NL RF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1970 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1970 NL RF 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1971 NL RF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (11 Years) Splits OF 14 7 3 72 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 12
Total ( 9 Years) RF 12 7 3 68 20 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-19-1956 BOX PIT N Jocko Conlan Call at 1B
6-29-1958(2) BOX PIT N Ken Burkhart Call at 1B
5-13-1959 BOX PIT N Hal Dixon Call at 1B
5- 6-1960 BOX PIT N Shag Crawford Threw helmet
6-25-1960 BOX PIT N Vinnie Smith Call at 1B
5-10-1961 BOX PIT N Frank Secory Interference call (Threw helmet)
6- 3-1961 BOX PIT N Ed Sudol Call at 1B
9-10-1961 BOX PIT N Mel Steiner Call at 1B (Threw helmet)
4-20-1963 BOX PIT N Doug Harvey Called third strike (Threw bat)
5-28-1963 BOX PIT N Bill Jackowski Call at 1B (Bumped umpire)
6-20-1965(1) BOX PIT N Lee Weyer Called third strike (Threw bat)
7- 4-1965 BOX PIT N Ken Burkhart Call at 1B
8- 8-1965(2) BOX PIT N Frank Secory Call at 2B
8- 8-1969 BOX PIT N Lee Weyer Called third strike
5- 2-1970 BOX PIT N Nick Colosi Bench Jockeying
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (February, 1954).
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 22, 1954 ).
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