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In the decisive 7th game of the 1960 World Series against the heavily favored New York Yankees -- called "the greatest game ever played," with the Pirates behind in the late innings Clemente fouled off pitch after pitch, even breaking his bat, before hitt
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Clemente used the number 21 because it is total number of all the letters in his full name:  "Roberto Clemente Walker."
 
Clemente used the number 21 because it is total number of all the letters in his full name:  "Roberto Clemente Walker."
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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," so he was very difficult to pitch around in big games.
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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," so he was very difficult to pitch around in big games. In the decisive 7th game of the 1960 World Series against the heavily favored New York Yankees -- called "the greatest game ever played," with the Pirates behind in the late innings Clemente fouled off pitch after pitch, even breaking his bat, before hitting a bad pitch towards first base and then outracing an opponent to the bag. He then scored the go-ahead run.<ref>https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/playoffs/2010/columns/story?id=5676003</ref>
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== Was Clemente an angel? ==
 
== Was Clemente an angel? ==
  
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