
Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast
This podcast features biographies of famous Major League Baseball players.
Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast
Roberto Clemente Part 1
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mrussel2@yahoo.com (Matthew Russell)
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Episode 9
A biography featuring Pittsburgh Pirate great, Roberto Clemente, Part 1.
Career Highlights:
- He was a 12-time All-Star.
- He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1966).
- He was the National League Batting Champion four times (1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967).
- He was a Gold Glove Award winner as an outfielder for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.
- He had 13 seasons where he batted over .300.
- He was a member of the 3,000 hit club.
- He was a World Series Champion twice with the Pirates (1960, 1971).
- He was the 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player.
- He was both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.