BASEBALL PLAYER

Roberto Clemente

1934 - 1972

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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder. On December 31st, 1972, Clemente was killed when his Douglas DC-7 airplane, which he had chartered for a flight to take and deliver emergency relief goods for the survivors of a massive earthquake in Nicaragua, crashed and plunged into the water off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. He was 38 years old. After his sudden death, the National Baseball Hall of Fame changed its rules so that a player who had been dead for at least six months would be eligible for entry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Clemente is the 16th most popular baseball player (down from 13th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Puerto Rican Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Roberto Clemente ranks 16 out of 91. Before him are Ichiro Suzuki, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Barry Bonds, and Yogi Berra. After him are Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Maris, Walter Johnson, and Alex Rodriguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Roberto Clemente ranks 290. Before him are Robin Milner, Ernesto Brambilla, Maurice Godelier, Zlatko Papec, Paolo Sardi, and Robert Towne. After him are Anna Kashfi, Antigone Costanda, Roger Norrington, Johnny Haynes, Ian Richardson, and Anna Maria Ferrero. Among people deceased in 1972, Roberto Clemente ranks 155. Before him are Max Fleischer, Balys Dvarionas, Robert Andersson, Markos Vamvakaris, Romas Kalanta, and Roger Courtois. After him are Jinichi Kusaka, Oleksandr Korniychuk, Edgar G. Ulmer, Gottfried Fuchs, Reginald Owen, and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente ranks 16 out of 77. Before him are Amaury Nolasco (1970), Héctor Lavoe (1946), Eddie Gómez (1944), José Torres (1936), Daddy Yankee (1977), and Luis Fonsi (1978). After him are David Zayas (1962), Luis Miguel (1970), Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827), Roselyn Sánchez (1973), Chayanne (1968), and Manuel Goded Llopis (1882).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Puerto Rico

Among baseball players born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente ranks 1. After him are Iván Rodríguez (1971), and Carlos Beltrán (1977).

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