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 * "I was convinced that God wanted me to play baseball'' - Roberto Clemente. This is a quote from a famous baseball player who he batted 3,000 hits before his death. This is about his childhood, how he struggled and overcame his challenges, how he started playing baseball, how well he played with the Pittsburgh Pirate, and finally how he died. He was born in Puerto Rico and played baseball. He also played baseball in the U.S. too. This is how played baseball until his death. **


 * Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, Puerto Rico. His family was poor where he was living. His family was Don Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker. He wasthe youngest of seven siblings. Clemente had four brothers and two sisters. Clemente worked alongside with his father in the fields loading and unloading trucks. He loved baseball and often played baseball with his friends in his neighborhood. He attended Vizcarrondo high school in Carolina. During in his first year in high school he was recruited by Roberto Marin in high school with the Sello Rojo team after when he saw Clemente play baseball in the Barrio San Anton. After playing with the Sello Rojo, Clemente joined Puerto Rico's amateur league at the age of 16. The team that he as playing for was the Ferdinand Juncos team. The team that he was on represented the municipality of Juncos [Roberto Clemente Wikipedia]. **


 * When he was 18, Clemente's professional baseball career began when Pedrin Zorilla gave him a contact. he signed the contract on October 9, 1952 and played for the Cangrejeros de Santurce a winter league team and part of the LBPR which means Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico [Professional baseball league of Puerto Rico]. During his first season with the Cangrejeros, he was a bench player then he was promoted to the Crabbers starting line up of the following season. When he was playing, he hit 288 as the Crabbers lead off hitter. While he was playing in the LBPR, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a contract with one of the triple A team. He signed the contract on February 19, 1954. After signing the contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Clemente Moved to Montreal, Canada. Clemente had trouble speaking the language that he was in so he received bilingual teammates to help him with the language. After playing a season with the royals, the Pittsburgh Prates gave him a contract. After his debut with the Pirates on April 17, 1955 he was wearing the uniform with the number 13. He experienced frustration with racial color with his teammates. He told them saying "I don't believe in color". He finished his rookie season with a 255 batting average with the Pittsburgh Pirates [Roberto Clemente Wikipedia]. **


 * Clemente Had struggles with injuries and language in different states while playing with the Pirates. In 1960 he batted . 314 with 16 homeruns and 94 RBIs to earn his first All Star Berth and help Pittsburgh win the world series. The following year, he led the Pirates to the National league and batted .351 average, slugged 23 homers, and won his first 12 consecutive Golden Glove Award. He won three more battling titles while playing with the Pirates. His finest season was in 1966. He batted . 314 and with his career-best with 29 homers, and 119 RBIs to win the most valuable player award. In 1971 in a world series, he batted .414 with 2 home runs to defeat the Baltimore Orioles [Roberto Clemente Bio. com]. While he was not playing with his team, Clemente brought supplies to bring to Nicaragua which they are having an earthquake. On December 31, 1972 he died in a plane crash and crashed into the ocean [Fact monster]. The plane that he was in was a four engine DC plane. It had mechanical problems and it was overloaded by 4,200 pounds. The plane crashed in the Atlantic ocean [Roberto Clemente facts]. The next year he was in the Hall of fame becoming the firt hispanic member. [Fact Monster] **


 * Clemente in his childhood was a poor kid and liked to play baseball. The as he grew, he started getting better at baseball and going to different leagues. He overcame came challenges and problems in different teams. He became famous when he was with the Pirates. Then he was on a plane with the supplies and then he died and crashed into the Atlantic ocean. He accomplished all of his dreams by one reason: He believed in God and prayed to be a famous baseball player and that is how he accomplished his dreams. **


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