Roberto Clemente: Young Ball Player

Roberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He played 18 seasons at right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a National League, Most Valuable Player once, All-Star twelve times (15 games), batting champion four times, and Gold Glove winner twelve times. In 1972, Clemente got his 3,000th major league hit.

Clemente was very involved in charity work in Puerto Rico and Latin American countries during the off seasons. He died in an airplane accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

Now readers can explore how his childhood influenced his life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 04/01/1997
ISBN: 9780689813641
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.52d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 16963 / Roberto Clemente: Young Ball Player
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4