My favorite baseball player ever...He could do everything worldclass.👑

We Pittsburghers knew before the series how special of a player he was. I loved watching him play and feel so fortunate that I saw him play at Forbes and Three Rivers many times.

One of the greatest players ever!

It was the most sad New Year’s eve for all puertorrican people. We will never forget the feelings of that night. All celebrations stopped in the entire island. Roberto was a great baseball player and a great human being father, husband and friend of everybody. Will see you in heavens, bro.

@rrichards3399

3 жыл бұрын

well said

not only was it a brilliant throw, it was brilliantly played off the wall. one of the greats. on and off the field.

@SouthBaySteelers

2 жыл бұрын

Knew where to play the ball in a ballpark he played in exactly 2 times in his career prior to game 6.

@davidlafleche1142

Жыл бұрын

Right up there with Dwight Evans.

Roberto Clemente No 21 one of. The best pirates players ever in the franchise. Id have to say .no 1 ⚾

@thefpvlife7785

Жыл бұрын

Also the greatest right fielder in MLB history with Ichiro being 1B

@FreedomForumUSA

14 күн бұрын

Are yo kidding me? Is there any question?

He broke Bob Gibson's leg with a line drive, took a piece of Don Drysdale's ear off with a line drive (Drysdale then retired), Sandy Koufax said the hardest ball anyone ever hit off of him was a home run Clemente hit to right field in 61' at Dodger Stadium. He said the only reason it didn't go out of the park was that it hit a light stanchion on the way up. He also said the dumbest thing the Dodgers ever did was leave him unprotected. Koufax said that cost us 2 to 3 WS championships. He said we didn't hit but had all the pitching in the world. With him in the line up, no way we lose. Larry Bowa said he never saw anyone hit more line drives in all his years in baseball. Oh, he is one of only about 2 or 3 guys to almost hit the scoreboard at Wrigley. It was a line shot that went out at the bottom left hand corner and missed the scoreboard by about 10 feet. WGN used to play the replay of that every now and then.

The Best hispanic baseball player in the history.the Amazing superstar Roberto Clemente #21 4ever

@NB-hb3uj

4 жыл бұрын

Best player ever to me

@PresidentGas1

4 жыл бұрын

To this day ... you will NEVER hear an argument form a Latin player regarding just that ... young or old.

@PresidentGas1

4 жыл бұрын

@MANCHESTER UNITED LOL .... GFY with that boring soccer BS. It's ONLY popular in countries that can't play baseball, football or basketball.

There wasn't a game that I went to where he didn't do something amazing. It was in his DNA.

🇵🇷 baby! The land of champions and legends!! 💪🏼🇵🇷💪🏼🇵🇷

whaaaat!!! his gun was serious. that throw from right looked like it picked up speed half way down the line.

At 37, he hits what, .340 during the season? And then he OVERWHELMS a great Orioles team in the Series. Simply a great ballplayer.

@DD-fm7xb

6 жыл бұрын

What I was really impressed with is something you never see from today's veteran players and that was running hard out of the box thinking triple right away rather then jog for an easy double..Also great read off that ball in the corner and an even better throw !!

@billyconklin6020

5 жыл бұрын

@@DD-fm7xb he know exactly where that ball was going to rebound off the wall to.

@natevazquez9739

4 жыл бұрын

Simply: superior 🇵🇷 genetics. 💪🏼💪🏼

@robertmasina4610

4 жыл бұрын

37 would be an over the hill age of any sport.

@jamesanthony5681

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Blass OVERWHELMED the Orioles in 2 of those 4 Pirate wins, pitching and winning 2 complete games (ERA of1.00), giving up only 7 hits and 2 earned runs in total.

That baserunning, he was blazing!!!

The triple was truly amazing , plus he was 37 years old. You won't see many gappers in left center turned into a triple in today time for anyone (any age).

A liner to left center, fielded cleanly off the wall by left fielder and Clemente with an easy triple! No one does that that. Amazing

@angelbonilla6673

8 жыл бұрын

i was suprised to hear the announcer say Clemente was on his way to third...

@lobitopr

7 жыл бұрын

Don Vollnogle and he was what, 37 or 38 years old? Amazing!

@lobitopr

7 жыл бұрын

He was 37 as stated by the commentator. Unbelievable.

@fullerjohn1119

6 жыл бұрын

Because he hustled right out of the box, like he always did.

@DD-fm7xb

5 жыл бұрын

No star player today would even think about trying for a triple..its not cool and they might pull something...They'd jog out of the box and accept the easy double !!

Amazing .. I heard about Clemente but watching this just made me say WOW! What a great HOF.

Greatest ever. Just...without flaw. I remember the day he died. I was 6 and I cried. I played baseball for the next 16 years, from little league to college and I always wore #21.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A COMPLETE PLAYER.THE GREATEST LATIN PLAYER EVER IN BASEBALL HISTORY PERIOD NO QUESTIONS ASK MR ROBERTO CLEMENTE RIP PUERTO RICAN WONDER PROUD OF THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO NO LATIN PLAYER EVER BEEN THAT CLOSED TO ROBERTO CLEMENTE AND NEVER WILL.PERIOD NO QUESTIONS ASK

@josemeda4592

5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Madera mmmm, Fernando Valenzuela?

@NB-hb3uj

4 жыл бұрын

@@josemeda4592 Clemente was better who would have killed Fernando literally. Bob gibson hurt by Clemente, Witey Ford, Jim Palmer had nothing for Clemente.

@NB-hb3uj

4 жыл бұрын

@@josemeda4592 Clemente beat 5 Hall of Famer Yankees with only himself and Maz

Unbeleivable, man what a player!

mvp, hof, humanitarian... legend - and he served in US Marine Corp... awesome!!

@carlosmarcano8924

3 жыл бұрын

i didn't know he enlisted in the U.S. Marines, thanks for the info.

True baseball player. One of the best in history

@johnrutz2818

6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Ramos THE BEST

@princekman8905

6 жыл бұрын

That's my baseball number 21

@emmaquiz

6 жыл бұрын

yes

@ManuelGuzman067

5 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Ramos yup one of the best latinos to ever play in the mlb ⚾ prican legend roberto clemente

@Nazgul1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManuelGuzman067 not one of the best, but the BEST !!

He was one of the most exciting players ever, I was from New York so never got to see him much but in the USAF was able to see him more, Just a great ball player and Person.

The PERFECT baseball player, ever!

@aerofpv2109

5 жыл бұрын

A true 5 tool player

@jamesanthony5681

3 жыл бұрын

@@aerofpv2109 OK, ....but not quite like Mays, Aaron or Mantle with their power.

@stevedouglas7375

3 жыл бұрын

@MAN UTD Who gives a shit asshole!! Eat a bowl of fuck!!

@ManuelGuzman067

3 жыл бұрын

@M kicking a ball around 😀

What a throw!!!

Holy crap what a throw

@jojogunn7077

9 жыл бұрын

Roberto Clemente was over rated.He had zero assists in the 1971 world series.Steve Blass should have been named mvp after winning twice against the defending world champion Orioles.

@cityofchamps66

9 жыл бұрын

JoJoGunn the guy hit .414 off a staff with 4, 20 game winners??

@johnnyjm11

9 жыл бұрын

JoJoGunn he was aver a 300 career hitter and had 12 straight gold gloves only matched by Willy Mays .He was outstandind offensively and defensevly with 15 straight allstar apperances. On top of that he was better than golden when it came to off the field , he was a REAL humanitarian and gave his l8fe to help others....he is more like underrated all around.

@mattgoldberg4335

9 жыл бұрын

JoJoGunn - If nobody's willing to run on you, you can't get OF assists. Blass pitched two great games, but Clemente - offensively and defensively - was the dominant figure in this series.

@samsever69

6 жыл бұрын

the first time i saw this throw on the video i had to press rewind several times ..just couldn't believe it and knew i was never going to see a throw like that again..ever.

My great uncle, Lloyd “Gimpy” Brown, who played 12 years in MLB(32 in pro ball pitching until 52...and spent 53 years in baseball, including managing and scouting) and Whose 2nd language was Spanish ( he spoke it very well, being a Texan), was one of the first to be in charge of Latin America baseball scouting and recruitment of Spanish-speaking players....I’d love to here what my great uncle thought of Clemente.... I think the man Clemente is unequivocally amazing!! He used to destroy teams, especially my Dodgers.

Just thought I would let the guys know here R Clemente was a US Marine in the 50s , I met his drill instructor at a classic car drive in in Highland In . A few years ago and he said Clemente Excelled in everything in Boot Camp ,He was Amazing !!!

@natevazquez9739

4 жыл бұрын

Well we are per capita the most served and decorated ethnic group in all of America. Great warriors, HOF worthy athletes. Only place in earth to produce world boxing champs in every division. The youngest boxing champ in history. First Latinos to produce a HW champ. Historically one of the most, if not the most volunteer rate for military service. Five Medal of Honors in just the Vietnam campaign alone, not five deferments 🇵🇷💪🏼🇺🇸💪🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥

@brrrrrrelhelicopteroytefui5746

4 жыл бұрын

nate vazquez I bet you anything Clemente would’ve want Puerto Rico free 🤷🏼‍♂️🇵🇷🔥🔥🔥

@rrichards3399

3 жыл бұрын

@@natevazquez9739 thank you.

The Great Roberto Clemente..., both on the field and off, a truly great man...

I still remember the shock on New Year's Day finding out he was killed on a humanitarian mission to help the earthquake victims in Nicaragua...what a loss!

@rrichards3399

3 жыл бұрын

yes brother....remember he still lives........ in us.

My idol growing up. I tried to emulate his style while I was playing. The “throw” still gives me chills…..

Wow!! What a Cannon!!!

This Legend Clemente and his Pirates beat the Yankees for the Championship. The Yankees had 5 Hall of Famers (Stengal,Mantel, Berra, Maris, and Ford). Pirates only had 2 Hall of Famers Clemente and Maz. This is why Clemente is considered the great one. Not only being the best right fielder but THE best player of all time. If he didn't die young his stats would have even been more impressive. Willie Mays even said Clemente is the best ball player he ever saw next to himself.

@thegreatchain7112

2 жыл бұрын

Stop 🛑 Clemente had all the tools ; but ? Babe Ruth 342. career b.a. & 714 = the best hitter in baseball history, Ty Cobb second & Ted Williams 3rd & Willie Mays/ Mickey Mantle

@laryjohnson5736

Жыл бұрын

@@thegreatchain7112 STOP What kind of lineup did Babe have around him?

His great hitting was due to the fact of his quick recognition of pitches

He popped his hips to straighten up, than threw a frozen rope one hopper to the plate. More impressive that(?), a 5'11 170 lb man depositing a hr the opposite way.

Roberto played with a bad back injury his hole career. That's why he would always twist his head side to side before he would come up to bat. Lots of chiropractic visits. Imagine how he could have played if he'd been healthy. Know one was better than him one of the greats. My mom cried for days when he died. I still miss him to this day. .

@jeffjones9813

6 жыл бұрын

Almost as good as Mickey Mantle

@josemeda4592

5 жыл бұрын

what year did he die?

@Popeye-ck6cr

4 жыл бұрын

@@josemeda4592 new years eve 1972

@jamesanthony5681

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffjones9813 Almost? No. I liked Clemente, but Mickey had almost 300 more hr's and a much better OBP and OPS.

Shine on you crazy diamond! Go to a Pirates game, you'll see more 21s than any other jersey!

Majestic perfection

His sprit still l lives on😢

Roberto El Magnifico! the best.

OMG what a legend. The fire he played with was amazing. 110% all the time.

Dam , what a freak,. How fast was he, he made a triple easy with a gapper in left center.

@Popeye-ck6cr

7 жыл бұрын

SLIP NORRIS Clemente has more triples than any player after world war two with 166. Played 18 seasons, to other greats who played 20 plus years. He ran with a gallop, like a horse and almost as fast.

@slipnorris5882

7 жыл бұрын

In the era he did it in was most impressive.

@frankiec603

7 жыл бұрын

SLIP NORRIS & was 37years old :D

@aerofpv2109

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. A unicorn

Mantle Mays Williams Aaron all Great baseball players, and Clemente.

@mothertree

7 жыл бұрын

let`s not forget Frank Robinson...the other guy!

@mikewhitney8615

5 жыл бұрын

Also Musial, @@mothertree

La leyenda Roberto Clemente

I was there...WOW:

@rnr5682

6 жыл бұрын

roberto rodriguez lucky you! How exciting!

El Astor boriqua Don Roberto clemente el mejor de lo mejor

A great ball player A greater humanitarian

@rrichards3399

3 жыл бұрын

yes humanitarianism..... stronger than right arm.

roberto clemente los mas grande como pelotero en mi pr y el mundo entero

my older brother and I would go to Forbes Fields to watch the Pirates. we watched Clemente . the Pirates were losing bottom of 9th end of the season , Clemente hit a ground ball and ran his ass off to beat the throw.. my brother and I looked at each other and could not believe that Clemente was safe ... He gave it his all all the time overtime ..

@13THPR0PH37

8 жыл бұрын

Amazing. They don't make them like they used to.

@johnnypastrana6727

5 жыл бұрын

Resembles one of my memories of him, last game of the year in a losing season and he was still hustling.

He was Ichiro before Ichiro

@bamafan62

8 жыл бұрын

+impassable shit.....he was much more than Ichiro

@Spacejunk63

6 жыл бұрын

Not even close.

"Bobby Clemente" (as Bob Prince called him)......IMHO the greatest ALL AROUND baseball player ever. (Henry Aaron #2).

In 1955, the Pirates paid the Dodgers only $4,000 for the rights to Clemente. The greatest free agent signing in history.

The Best Ever All Around Player in History... this coming from a Yankee fan.

@davidlafleche1142

Жыл бұрын

Ken Griffey Jr.

5'10'' 170 pounds. nuff said.

Proud of this man. Great human being that played the game in a hard time for minority players and also a great US Marine.

Legend

Best all around player EVER!!

Wish I could have seen him play, just once :(

@rrichards3399

3 жыл бұрын

pablo.....you have seen him...he's still alive in us all

LEGEND

Guao!!! El brazo de clemente.

Nunca habrá otro jugador como clemente ese es un jugador con todas las cualidades no como los millonarios de ahora❤ ❤que cienpre están lesionados. 1:40

They didn't call him " The Great One" for nothing. That throw to home plate was sick.

Boricua como yo

@hectorfigueroa2769

4 жыл бұрын

🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

Wow

ROBERTO CLEMENTE, ONE BEST IN THEBYEAR 1960,S, HANK AARON, MAYS AND OTHERS.

one of the greatest, if he played in ny he be top 3 ever. Jeter couldnt shine his shoes.

Clemente and Trout are 2 of my favorite players. They make it look easy .

@orlandodiaz312

5 жыл бұрын

SLIP NORRIS Both respect the game! Hitting a crucial HR in the 7th game and running the bases without any extra emotion reflected the kind of person he was....Love Roberto since I was a kid but I have to accept that Trout represents the best for baseball today.

@NB-hb3uj

4 жыл бұрын

It is Clemente and Reggie Jackson for me

Roberto Clemente, RIP.

....and then after being mvp of series, his home country, has a devastating earthquake....and he rents a plane and flies w/needed supplies home, and the plane crashes killing the Great One. whatta stud!...whatta great husband/father. Clemente dead in the Ocean.

You can see Jim Palmer throw his arms up in frustration when he hit the home run.He must of been thinking how in the hell do you get this guy out!

Boy does he remind me of me when I played in the men's softball beer league.

Clemente WALKER

That (-6 )arm in RF is a sight to behold

He hit his dinger off the back foot...he could probably tear an L.A. white pages in half with his wrist strength

¡Qué brazo? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

0:07 Rest in peace, Brooks.

like a young Bonds...pre juice. hit, run and throw.

DANNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!!

cuore, cervello e tanta responsabilità sportiva.

And Clemente was 37 here.

That was a laser beam 1:30 :O

@JohnSmith-op1tc

6 жыл бұрын

The best part of that vignette is Davey Johnson of Baltimore, standing behind the plate to signal slide or stand to their runner, looking back out at Clemente after the throw is secured by Sanguillen.

Does Baltimore have a statue of Clemente???

@josephsantiago9851

9 жыл бұрын

Facepalm

that's a double for 75 %

“The Great One” retire # 21

Tough choice between Mays and Clemente

20 years ago, Mexican baseball fields use to look like this. Not no moe. Now they look like big leaguers.

@danielzunigagutierrez6300

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3WLtbCqkrmTg7Q.html

He died way too young.

MLB .. retire this man's number !!!!!!

Clemente was great in the series, but Earl Weaver said at the time that Steve Blass should have been MVP. Blass pitched and won 2 complete games with an era of 1.00, against an Orioles team (3 HOF's by my count) that won 109 in the season with 4, 20-game winners. That's damn impressive. Clemente received the MVP, and good for him, but Blass should of at least have been co-MVP.

@jorgevelasco9787

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Blass won those games because Clemente hit cleanly in all 7 games of that series. No Clemente, no victory!

@jamesanthony5681

2 жыл бұрын

@@jorgevelasco9787 No. Steve Blass won those games because he gave up a total of 2 runs in 2 complete game victories - including game 7 - against a heavily favored Orioles team. Clemente played well, but who was most responsible for the Pirates winning the Series? Blass. Earl Weaver said himself that without Blass winning those 2 games, Pirates don't win, and he's right.

These numbers should be retired by every team in MLB: 3- Ruth 42- Robinson 21- Clemente 51- Ichiro

If the right fielder had thrown his mit up and caused the ball to come down in bounds, could it have been played?

@kennethkline7794

9 жыл бұрын

No. It would be called as interference and ruled a home run.

He died by a plane crash

Oriole killer. Earl Weavers worst nightmare.

@NB-hb3uj

4 жыл бұрын

Every bodies nightmare

@edwardvelez2926

4 жыл бұрын

HE WAS A ORIGINAL BADASS! GOD LOVE HIM!