Category Archive: Roberto Clemente greatest games

These articles were published in ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente (2022), edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks. Click here to download the e-book or purchase the paperback edition.

George Foster (Trading Card DB)

October 11, 1972: Reds’ 9th-inning rally dethrones Pirates in Clemente’s final game

June 19, 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds split the first…

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

September 13, 1972: Clemente’s torment of Fergie Jenkins continues with final career home run

June 19, 2023

When Roberto Clemente watched a Ferguson Jenkins pitch on the…

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

July 1, 1972: Clemente’s second homer is a walk-off to keep Pirates atop East Division

June 19, 2023

Ferguson Jenkins was not intimidated by many major-league hitters. Jenkins,…

June 25, 1972: Clemente’s two assists help Pirates win again at Wrigley

June 19, 2023

Over the course of his career, there were 14 games in which…

September 30, 1972: Roberto Clemente collects 3,000th career hit in final at-bat

September 24, 2015

As the 1972 season entered its last week, Pittsburgh’s 38-year-old…