Roberto Clemente
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Pittsburgh Pirates
50 years ago: Roberto Clemente dies in plane crash
Today it would be called a “walk-off” win but that expression wasn’t in vogue on July 25, 1956. In any…
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Pittsburgh Pirates
50 years ago: Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit
This Friday, September 30 marks the 50th anniversary of Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Roberto Clemente‘s 3,000th hit. At the time, he…
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Book Reviews
Baseball books: Father’s Day gift suggestions
Looking for a last-minute Father’s Day gift for your baseball-loving Dad? Or maybe you just want to “accidentally” leave this…
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Baseball History
The Pirates got Roberto Clemente thanks to . . .
It seems to be a popularly held notion that when Branch Rickey parted ways with the Brooklyn Dodgers and joined…
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