October 16, 1971: Pirates wish for Clemente clones as Orioles extend Series to Game 7
(Photograph by Duane Rieder)
After winning three straight…
October 13, 1971: Kison’s relief, May’s timely pinch hit bring Bucs into World Series tie with Birds
After the Pirates lost the first two games of the 1971 World…
September 14, 1971: Pirates win as Roberto Clemente throws out two runners from right field
Over the course of his 18-year major-league career, Pittsburgh…
August 25, 1971: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the final time
Roberto Clemente played his entire 18-year career with the…
August 23, 1970: Roberto Clemente racks up second 5-hit game of weekend
Days after celebrating his 36th birthday on August 18, 1970…
July 24, 1970: Roberto Clemente’s defense stands out on his night in Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente Day 1970, with the proud father holding…
July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time
Coming off a 1967 National League batting championship, his…
September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs against Reds
Roberto Clemente made five hits and drove home four runs on…
September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits
Roberto Clemente stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth…
June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals
The lean, lithe Roberto Clemente and the squat Smoky Burgess…
July 11, 1961: Clemente delivers a walk-off win for NL stars in 10th inning
Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente was no stranger to baseball’s…
August 13, 1960: Clemente, Haddix, Groat lead Pirates over Cardinals
“There are many things we only see clearly in retrospect.”1
The…
September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21-12 in August and upped their…
April 24, 1955: Roberto Clemente notches first career game-winning RBI
The weather at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia was cold…
April 18, 1955: Roberto Clemente hits first home run and records first outfield assist — in same inning
A day after dropping both ends of a Sunday doubleheader to…
April 17, 1955: Roberto Clemente records first hit and scores first run with Pirates
Roberto Clemente, the first great Latin American baseball star…
February 12, 1955: Clemente, Mays homers book-end Santurce’s 11-inning Caribbean Series win over Magallanes
Willie Mays (#24, leaping at right) celebrates as Roberto…
July 25, 1954: Montreal Royals defeat Havana on Roberto Clemente’s walk-off home run
Max Macon, the new manager of the Montreal Royals, knew exactly…
June 27, 1971: Roberto Clemente shines late in Pirates win over Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies opened newly built Veterans Stadium…
May 29, 1955: Roberto Clemente’s five hits lead Pirates to curfew-interrupted win over Phillies
A freak ankle injury sidelined Roberto Clemente for four games…
April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship
Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…
July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
The headline writer for the front page of a daily newspaper is…
May 15, 1967: Clemente blasts three homers and knocks in all seven runs in Bucs’ loss
“It was almost like Roberto Clemente playing the Reds all by…
October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7
It was the culmination of the 1971 baseball season. Game Seven…