He chose the number 21 because it is the number of letters in his full name. (Roberto Clemente Walker)
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Roberto Clemente wore uniform number 13, and 21 during his first year in 1955 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and wore uniform number 21 the rest of his career from 1956 -1972.
In 1965, Roberto Clemente played in 152 games, batting in all of them. He had 589 at bats, getting 194 hits, for a .329 batting average, with 2 sacrifice hits, 3 sacrifice flies, and 65 runs batted in. He was walked 43 times, 14 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 5 times. He struck out 78 times. He hit 21 doubles, 14 triples, and 10 home runs.
Jackie Robinson wore #21 for the Brooklyn Dodgers for ten seasons (1947-56).
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Paul Blair wore number 2 from 1977-1979 and number 27 in 1980, when playing for the New York Yankees.