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→Was Clemente an angel?: Clemente disliked stealing bases perhaps due to disfavoring stealing anything
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→Was Clemente an angel?: is tied for the National League lead in career inside-the-park homers in the live-ball era with speedster Lou Brock (9 each)
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had the highest batting average of anyone in the 1960s (by far, 15 points)
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Clemente won 4 National League batting crowns in his shortened career, ranking fifth all-time.
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m→Was Clemente an angel?: his 3,000th hit was on the last regular season at-bat of his career, as though God called him back to heaven after reaching that milestone.
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→Was Clemente an angel?: Clemente: "Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth."
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→Was Clemente an angel?: despite his quick speed -- he hit the only inside-the-park grand slam in baseball history
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→Was Clemente an angel?: One reason Clemente hit so well in the World Series, and in clutch moments there, is that he was a good "bad-ball hitter,"
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One reason Clemente hit so well in the World Series, and in clutch moments there, is that he was a good "bad-ball hitter,"
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→Was Clemente an angel?: as a unique "bad ball hitter" rather than seeking ideal pitches as most great hitters did, Clemente's approach was analogous to Christ's success with sinners.
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More sculptures (11) honor Clemente than any other athlete.
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→Was Clemente an angel?: wikify might amuse God
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→Was Clemente an angel?: ... and in flailing his arms while running the base paths as though his arms were wings
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→Was Clemente an angel?: ... and one of the heaviest bats ever used
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→Was Clemente an angel?: in God's style of humor reminiscent of the Gospels (including Saint Dismas), Clemente played for the only baseball team named after criminals (pirates).
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→Was Clemente an angel?: Clemente's speed was so quick that he is thought to be the only player who ever hit an inside-the-park grand slam in major league history.
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Though not widely known, Clemente was in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from September 1958, when he volunteered, until September 1964, which included his first World Series in 1960.
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He ranks along with Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Rogers Hornsby, and Joe DiMaggio as one of the greatest righthanded hitters ever.
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A controversy in Florida occurred in 2023 about a children's book about Roberto Clemente, written for levels K-3, might have more ideological references to alleged discrimination than allowed by Florida law for public library book sections targeting s
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He ranks along with Joe DiMaggio as one of the greatest righthanded hitters ever.
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again in 1971 while winning its MVP and batting .478
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→His Throwing Arm: The winner of a record 12 Gold Gloves, Clemente had an amazing 266 assists in throwing out runners from right field.
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→Was Clemente an angel?: although the plane was found
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