| | '''Roberto Clemente Walker''', nicknamed "The Great One," was one of the finest [[baseball]] players ever, particularly as an all-round player. He had a hit in every [[World Series]] game (and won those championships), was the 11th player to reach 3,000 hits overall, had the highest batting average of anyone in the 1960s and the finest arm of any outfielder ever. He won a record 12 [[Gold Glove]]s, and is ranked as the finest defensive right fielder of all time.<ref>https://www.thereporter.com/2020/09/09/sieger-some-say-roberto-clemente-was-the-greatest-ever/</ref> Clemente was baseball's greatest humanitarian, and a strong argument can be made that he was an [[angel]]. He led the Pirates to two [[World Series]] championships, first in 1960 and again in 1971 while winning its MVP and batting .478. He ranks along with [[Willie Mays]], [[Hank Aaron]], [[Rogers Hornsby]], and [[Joe DiMaggio]] as one of the greatest righthanded hitters ever.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/440271-albert-pujols-and-the-20-greatest-right-handed-hitters-of-all-time</ref> More sculptures (11) honor Clemente than any other athlete.<ref>https://www.spanish.academy/blog/how-world-series-champion-roberto-clemente-served-impoverished-puerto-ricans/</ref> | | '''Roberto Clemente Walker''', nicknamed "The Great One," was one of the finest [[baseball]] players ever, particularly as an all-round player. He had a hit in every [[World Series]] game (and won those championships), was the 11th player to reach 3,000 hits overall, had the highest batting average of anyone in the 1960s and the finest arm of any outfielder ever. He won a record 12 [[Gold Glove]]s, and is ranked as the finest defensive right fielder of all time.<ref>https://www.thereporter.com/2020/09/09/sieger-some-say-roberto-clemente-was-the-greatest-ever/</ref> Clemente was baseball's greatest humanitarian, and a strong argument can be made that he was an [[angel]]. He led the Pirates to two [[World Series]] championships, first in 1960 and again in 1971 while winning its MVP and batting .478. He ranks along with [[Willie Mays]], [[Hank Aaron]], [[Rogers Hornsby]], and [[Joe DiMaggio]] as one of the greatest righthanded hitters ever.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/440271-albert-pujols-and-the-20-greatest-right-handed-hitters-of-all-time</ref> More sculptures (11) honor Clemente than any other athlete.<ref>https://www.spanish.academy/blog/how-world-series-champion-roberto-clemente-served-impoverished-puerto-ricans/</ref> |