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Roberto Clemente

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (August 18, 1934-December 31, 1972)
    Right Fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972)
    NL Most Valuable Player (1966)
    First Latino elected to baseball Hall of Fame
    Sporting News NL Player of the Year (1966), Sporting News NL All-Star teams (1961, 1964, 1966-67), Gold Glove Award (1961-72) and World Series MVP (1971)
    Tied World Series record by hitting safely in every game of a seven-game Series (1960)
    Tied NL record for most triples in a game (3), (September 8, 1958)
    Won four NL Batting crowns (1961, 1964, 1965 and 1967)
    Led NL outfielders in double plays with five in 1961 and four in 1967
    Led the NL in hits (1964, 1967)
    Led the NL in triples (1969)
    Pirates' all-time leader in games, at-bats, hits and singles
    Lifetime Baseball Stats: Games-2433, At Bats-9454, Runs-1416, Hits-3000, Doubles-440, Triples-166, Home Runs-240, Runs Batted In-1305. Batting Avg.-.317 All-Star Game Appearances-12

Why he might be annoying:

    He refused to wear his 1960 championship ring. He felt snubbed when he finished eighth in the MVP ballot (teammate Dick Groat won the award) so he wore his All-Star ring instead.
    Clemente said before the start of the 1971 World Series, 'Nobody does anything better than me in baseball' (he did hit .414 and won World Series MVP honors).
    His 1955 rookie card is worth over $2000 (for a piece of cardboard).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His oldest brother, Luis died of a brain tumor (December 31, 1954).
    He had chronic back problems from 1955 to 1961.
    His Pirates won the World Series, beating the Bronx Bombers, he batted .310 (October 13, 1960).
    In the 1971 World Series Clemente batted .414, he homered in game 7, which helped them win 2-1. He was voted the Series MVP.
    At thirty-eight he batted .312 (1972)
    He had 3,000 hits in his career.
    He died in a plane crash on a relief mission to help earthquake victims of Nicaragua (18 years to the day of his brother's death - December 31, 1972).
    The Baseball Hall of Fame waived their five year waiting period and unanimously selected him for induction (February 1973).
    His uniform number, 21, was retired (April 6, 1973).
    Research: Tim Howard

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 201 Votes: 49.75% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 76 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 256 Votes: 41.41% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 86 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 91 Votes: 51.65% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 93 Votes: 49.46% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 106 Votes: 57.55% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 133 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 285 Votes: 42.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 346 Votes: 40.17% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 575 Votes: 42.61% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 569 Votes: 41.65% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 3088 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 24531 Votes: 34.11% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 663 Votes: 42.53% Annoying