Roberto Clemente
Born August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico - Roberto Enrique Clemente was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his early death, he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming both the first Caribbean and the first Latin-American player to be enshrined.
Clemente was on the MLB All-Star game roster in 13 different years, was selected to 15 All-Star Games. He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966, the NL batting leader in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967. A well balanced player, Clemente earned the Gold Glove Award for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. Roberto was also productive at the plate as his batting average was over .300 for 13 seasons and he had 3,000 hits during his major league career. He also was a two-time World Series champion. Roberto was the first player from the Caribbean and Latin America to win a World Series as a starting position player (1960), to receive an NL MVP Award (1966), and to receive a World Series MVP Award (1971).
Clemente was on the MLB All-Star game roster in 13 different years, was selected to 15 All-Star Games. He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966, the NL batting leader in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967. A well balanced player, Clemente earned the Gold Glove Award for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. Roberto was also productive at the plate as his batting average was over .300 for 13 seasons and he had 3,000 hits during his major league career. He also was a two-time World Series champion. Roberto was the first player from the Caribbean and Latin America to win a World Series as a starting position player (1960), to receive an NL MVP Award (1966), and to receive a World Series MVP Award (1971).
Jim Kaat
Born November 7, 1938, in Zeeland, Michigan, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Jim Kaat. This legend won 16 Gold Gloves and was a three-time MLB All-Star. Kaat took the mound for the Washington Senators, the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and the St Louis Cardinals during his 27-year MLB career. He helped the Cardinals win the 1982 World Series and had a career ERA of 3.45 with 2461 strikeouts and 17 saves.
Roberto Clemente
Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente is an online exhibition based on one originally on view at San Juan's Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and crafted in close concert with the Clemente family. The website, a collaboration among SITES, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, and CARIMAR, captures the original's uniquely Puerto Rican perspective for an American audience. — www.robertoclemente.si.edu
: Legacy - Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente
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