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Which Pittsburgh Pirate had 3000 career hits before dying in a plane crash?
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∙ 14y ago
Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1972. Clemente was awarded the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1966. He was a National League All-Star for twelve seasons, received 12 Gold Glove Awards, and led the National League in batting average four times. He died in an aviation accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua
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∙ 14y agoRoberto Clemente is the one Pittsburgh Pirate to hit 3,000 career hits before he died in a plane crash December 31,1972 going to assist victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.
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What Pittsburgh pirate died in 1972?
Roberto Clemente died on the night of December 31st, 1972 in a plane crash.
What baseball player died in a plane crash and had 3000 career hits?
Roberto Clemente, a Puerto Rican baseball player, died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972. He achieved 3,000 career hits during his time in Major League Baseball. As a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente was known for his exceptional talent and humanitarian work.
What Pittsburgh pirate died in plane crash?
Shortly after take off on December 31, 1972 while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua the plane carrying Roberto Clemente and four other crashed. In 1973 the Baseball's Writer Association waived the customary five-year wait and voted Roberto Clemente into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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When did Roberto Clemente join the pirates?
Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a 20 year old in 1955 as their regular right fielder and played 18 seasons with the Pirates before his untimely death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972.
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