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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."

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>  In the 1971 World Series, Clemente's two-run homer in the decisive 7th game carried the Pirates to a 2-1 victory and the championship.<ref>https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/playerpost.php?p=clemero01&ps=ws</ref>

One reason Clemente hit so well in the World Series, and in clutch moments there, is that he was a good "bad-ball hitter,"<ref>Clemente “became known as a primary example of a good 'bad-ball hitter.'” [https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-25-1956-roberto-clemente-hits-an-inside-the-park-walk-off-grand-slam-to-lift-pirates/#ednref4]</ref> 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>  In the 1971 World Series, Clemente's two-run homer in the decisive 7th game carried the Pirates to a 2-1 victory and the championship.<ref>https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/playerpost.php?p=clemero01&ps=ws</ref>

In his total of 14 World Series games throughout his career, Clemente hit a remarkable .362 despite how pitchers surely tried to pitch around him.<ref name="Clemente">https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/clementes-hit-wins-1971-world-series</ref>  The owner of Baltimore Orioles even went to the Pirates locker room after losing to them in 1971 to tell Clemente that “You are one of the greatest.”<ref name="Clemente"/>

In his total of 14 World Series games throughout his career, Clemente hit a remarkable .362 despite how pitchers surely tried to pitch around him.<ref name="Clemente">https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/clementes-hit-wins-1971-world-series</ref>  The owner of Baltimore Orioles even went to the Pirates locker room after losing to them in 1971 to tell Clemente that “You are one of the greatest.”<ref name="Clemente"/>