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*his 3,000th hit was on his last regular season at-bat of his career, as though [[God]] called him back to [[heaven]] after reaching that milestone.
 
*his 3,000th hit was on his last regular season at-bat of his career, as though [[God]] called him back to [[heaven]] after reaching that milestone.
 
*he had an unusual way of catching fly balls (his basket catch), and he flailed his arms while running the base paths as though his arms were mini-wings.
 
*he had an unusual way of catching fly balls (his basket catch), and he flailed his arms while running the base paths as though his arms were mini-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"/> and is tied for the National League lead in career inside-the-park homers in the live-ball era with speedster Lou Brock (9 each) -- 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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