Roberto Clemente, who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1955-1972, was not only the first Puerto Rican but the first Latin American player ever elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates was elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, months after his death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve in 1972.
Clemente was a native of Puerto Rico and was elected to the Hall of Fame in a special waiver of the five year waiting period following the final year of playing.
The first MLB player born in Puerto Rico was pitcher Hiram Bithorn, born in Santurce, who played his first MLB game on April 15, 1942 for the Chicago Cubs.
Hi Bithorn made his debut with the Cubs on April 15, 1942.
Luis Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican baseball player to play for the New York Yankees. He was a left handed pitcher.
It is Roberto Clemente
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If your parents are full blooded Irish and Puerto Rican-you are half Irish/half Puerto Rican.
Yes. It was created in 1849 by Narciso Lopez whereas the Puerto Rican flag was modeled after the Cuban flag and adopted in 1892 by the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee. The Puerto Rican flag was first flown in 1897.
His mother was of Puerto Rican descent.
2 Puerto Rican players are in the hall of fame...Orlando Cepeda and of course the GREAT Roberto Clemente.
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Roberto Clemente.
Roberto Clemente played for the pirates
The Puerto Rican flower is the Puerto Rican Hibiscus. Go figure!
Baseball, boxing, soccer,
It is a black Puerto Rican.
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Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda are the shining stars of Puerto Rican Baseball.
Roberto Clemente died in an air crash,. it was on a relief mission in Latin America.
I think so, I am Puerto Rican and my fathers name is Miranda, also Puerto Rican.
The proper adjective (capitalized) for Puerto Rico is "Puerto Rican".
Just like how you spelled it. Puerto Rican.