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No, he was not. Roberto Clemente was of Puerto Rican descent and became the first Hispanic player to reach 3,000 hits. He accomplished this milestone on September 30, 1972.
On May 17, 1970, Hank Aaron became the first African-American to reach 3,000 hits.
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