Roberto Clemente
He played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and led the National League batting averages four times throughout the 60s. He died in a plane crash in 1972, delivering aid packages to Nicaraguans after an earthquake. He was a legend on the field and off. Any of these players could walk into any Major League team of today. Their achievements help define the game, and the heights a modern baller can reach in today’s league.
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He played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and led the National League batting averages four times throughout the 60s. He died in a plane crash in 1972, delivering aid packages to Nicaraguans after an earthquake. He was a legend on the field and off. Any of these players could walk into any Major League team of today. Their achievements help define the game, and the heights a modern baller can reach in today’s league.