A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Roberto Clemente.
Roberto Clemente was a celebrated Puerto Rican baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing 18 MLB seasons. Known for his exceptional skill as a right fielder and humanitarian efforts, he tragically died in a plane crash in December 1972 while delivering aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. His death prompted the National Baseball Hall of Fame to waive its waiting period, and he was posthumously inducted in 1973. Clemente was the first Caribbean player and second Hispanic player to receive this honor, cementing his legacy as a baseball icon and a symbol of selfless service.
Roberto Clemente was the first player in modern Major League history (since 1900) to hit a documented walk-off, inside-the-park grand slam.
On July 25, 1956, Roberto Clemente hit a walk-off, inside-the-park grand slam against the Chicago Cubs.
In May 1960, Roberto Clemente was named National League Player of the Month
In 1960, Roberto Clemente was selected as the National League's Player of the Month and helped the Pirates win the World Series.
In 1960, Roberto Clemente won his first World Series as a starting position player.
In 1961, Roberto Clemente was named the starting NL right fielder for the first of two All-Star games. That season, he also received his first Gold Glove Award.
In 1961, Roberto Clemente's Gold Glove winning streak started, earning the award for each of his final 12 seasons.
In 1966, Clemente won the National League MVP Award.
In 1966, Roberto Clemente was named the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP).
In May 1967, Roberto Clemente was named National League Player of the Month
In July 1969, Roberto Clemente was named National League Player of the Month
On July 24, 1970, "Roberto Clemente Night" was celebrated at Three Rivers Stadium. Puerto Rican fans traveled to cheer Clemente in traditional attire. He received a scroll with 300,000 signatures from Puerto Rico, and donations were made to charity work at his request.
In 1971, the Pirates won the NL East, the NL pennant, and the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles. Clemente batted .414 during the series, including a solo home run in the final game, and he received the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
During the 1972 season, Clemente played in 102 games, hitting .312, making the NL All-Star roster for the fifteenth time, and winning his twelfth consecutive Gold Glove.
In 1972, Roberto Clemente won his 12th consecutive Gold Glove Award.
On March 20, 1973, the Baseball Writers' Association of America held a special election and voted to waive the waiting period for Clemente, posthumously electing him into the Baseball Hall of Fame with 92.7% of the votes.
On April 6, 1973, the Pittsburgh Pirates retired Clemente's number 21, shortly after his Hall of Fame election.
In 1973, Major League Baseball renamed the Commissioner's Award to the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a player with outstanding baseball skills and community involvement.
In 1973, President Richard Nixon posthumously honored Clemente with the Presidential Citizens Medal, and Congress honored him with the Congressional Gold Medal.
In 1973, after his death, Roberto Clemente was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the first player from the Caribbean to receive this honor.
In 2003, Clemente was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2003, President George W. Bush awarded Clemente the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 2005, Clemente was named to Major League Baseball's Latino Legends Team.
In 2007, Clemente was selected for the All Time Rawlings Gold Glove Team for the 50th anniversary of the Gold Glove Award.
In 2010, Clemente was elected to the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.
In 2015, Clemente was elected to the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.
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