Roberto Clemente Holding Bat With Boxer Carlos Ortiz
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of a smiling Roberto Clemente, seen from the mid-thigh up, holding a baseball bat alongside boxer Carlos Ortiz. Clemente is wearing a home Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, and he and Ortiz are looking at a bat that they are holding at a 45-degree angle in front of Clemente. Forbes Field home plate area, including the third deck, is visible in the background. A wire caption found on another copy in the collection reads, "(PG2) Pittsburgh, June 11 -- Friends, Athletes and Countrymen -- Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente (right) has a change to visit with friend Carlos Ortiz, world lightweight boxing champion Friday at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Ortiz is here training for his June 20 championship fight with challenger Johnny Bizzaro. Both are natives of Puerto Rico. (APWirephoto) (jsj70610stf) 1966"