Roberto Clemente
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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder. On December 31,
Clemente with the Pirates in 1957
Clemente in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in September 1958
Clemente in 1957
Clemente in 1962
Roberto Clemente Award
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The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player who "best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and posi
Roberto Clemente
…to the player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", to the Roberto Clemente Award. Clemente was born on August 18, 1934, in Barrio San Antón in Carolina, Puerto Rico, to Luisa Walker and Melchor Clemente. He was the youngest of six…
Willie Mays won the first award, in 1971
1992 recipient Cal Ripken Jr.
Tim Wakefield won in 2010
The 2016 award went to Curtis Granderson