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 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…
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September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits

Roberto Clemente stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth…
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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…

April 24, 1955: Roberto Clemente notches first career game-winning RBI

The weather at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia was cold…
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June 27, 1971: Roberto Clemente shines late in Pirates win over Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies opened newly built Veterans Stadium…

April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship

Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…

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…