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*his body was never recovered from a humanitarian mission after he attained precisely 3,000 hits,<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml</ref> although the plane was found.
 
*his body was never recovered from a humanitarian mission after he attained precisely 3,000 hits,<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml</ref> although the plane was found.
 
*he had an unusual way of catching fly balls (his basket catch), and in flailing his arms while running the base paths as though his arms were wings.
 
*he had an unusual way of catching fly balls (his basket catch), and in flailing his arms while running the base paths as though his arms were wings.
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*despite his quick speed -- he hit the only inside-the-park grand slam in baseball history<ref name=SABR"/> -- he disliked stealing bases perhaps due to disfavoring stealing anything.
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*despite his quick speed -- he hit the only inside-the-park grand slam in baseball history<ref name="SABR"/> -- he disliked stealing bases perhaps due to disfavoring stealing anything.
 
*his nickname, "The Great One," is unusual and has a spiritual implication.
 
*his nickname, "The Great One," is unusual and has a spiritual implication.
 
*in [[Mystery:Does God Have a Sense of Humor?|God's style of humor]] reminiscent of the [[Gospels]] (including [[Saint Dismas]]), Clemente played for the only baseball team named after criminals (pirates).
 
*in [[Mystery:Does God Have a Sense of Humor?|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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