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US Marine Corps, 30 September 1958, via National Archives · Service-record photograph of Roberto Clemente Walker taken 30 September 1958 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps Reserve, from his Official Military Personnel File (Records of the Army Staff, Record Group 319, National Archives at St. Louis), reproduced in the National Archives e-book 'Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives'. The Wikimedia Commons file page credits the US Marines as author and tags it as a US government military work. Original image 351 x 394 pixels, not resized or upscaled; low resolution is a limit of the source scan. · Public domain (US federal government work)
athlete · 20th Century
Roberto Clemente
1934–1972
Known For
athleticculturalhistorical
Not yet included in personality matching — the documented evidence doesn't yet cover enough of the personality model. Everything else on this page is fully available.
Trait Constellation
Key Achievements
Over 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates he won four National League batting titles, the 1966 Most Valuable Player Award and 12 straight Gold Gloves, and in 1972 became the 11th player to collect 3,000 hits.
He helped the Pirates win the 1960 World Series over the Yankees and, at 37, hit .414 with a hit in every game of the 1971 Series against the Orioles, earning Series MVP.
He died on 31 December 1972 aboard a plane carrying relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake survivors, and in 1973 was elected to the Hall of Fame in a special vote, reported by SABR as the first player from Latin America so honoured.
Moments That Reveal Them
Before the 1971 World Series, with the Pirates facing the favoured Orioles, he told teammates to 'get on my back' and then hit safely in all seven games.
This is consistent with a strongly competitive, win-focused approach under pressure. Competitiveness
After finishing eighth in the 1960 MVP vote, he said he resolved to win the batting title in 1961, and led the league at .351.
This is consistent with turning a perceived slight into a specific performance goal. Achievement Drive
Turning Points
After the December 1972 Nicaragua earthquake he spent days organising a committee to gather aid and, learning that earlier supplies had been diverted, decided to travel with the cargo flight himself.
This is consistent with a strong motivation to put his public standing to work for others. Impact Motivation
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Sources
- Roberto Clemente (Q684020), verified live via the Wikidata API (2026-10-26): label 'Roberto Clemente', description 'Puerto Rican baseball player (1934-1972)', born 1934-08-18, died 1972-12-31, Korean label present, P18 image 'Roberto Clemente marines shot.jpg'. Orientation only; not used as support for any row.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame, 'Roberto Clemente' (Class of 1973), read in full. CANONICAL SIGNIFICANCE SOURCE: Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder 1955-1972; 1960 World Series title, four National League batting titles, the 1966 NL Most Valuable Player Award, 12 straight Gold Gloves, the 1971 World Series title and Series MVP (.414), his 3,000th hit in 1972 (the 11th player to reach it), and his death on 31 December 1972 on a relief flight to Nicaragua; elected in 1973 in a special election that waived the waiting period. Institutional and celebratory; career statistics listed (.317, 3,000 hits, 240 home runs).
- Stew Thornley, 'Roberto Clemente', SABR Baseball Biography Project (Society for American Baseball Research, 2012), read in full except the endnotes: his Puerto Rican and minor-league years, the 1954 Montreal and Rule 5 draft story (with SABR's corrections of claims in earlier biographies), the Pirates years season by season, injuries and the 'hypochondriac' charge, run-ins with managers and the press, quoted criticism by sportswriter Phil Musick, the 1960, 1966 and 1971 seasons, the 3,000th hit, the Nicaragua relief effort and death, the Hall of Fame election. Detailed society biography, game-checked against Retrosheet, and openly corrects some of Kal Wagenheim's and Bruce Markusen's claims; partly admiring.
- 'Roberto Clemente', American Experience (PBS / WGBH, 2008), page with the full film transcript, read in full: interviews with historians (Samuel Regalado, Robert Ruck), writers (George Will, Juan Gonzalez), teammates (Steve Blass, Al Oliver, Manny Sanguillen), friends, family and biographer David Maraniss; covers Jim Crow spring training, the hostile and mocking press, the hypochondria label, the 1960 MVP vote, the 1971 World Series, the clinics, Sports City plan and the Nicaragua relief flight. Independent documentary with many voices, but admiring and built on Maraniss's book (so not independent of him).
- NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, ''Clemente' Tells Story of a True Baseball Hero' (30 April 2006), transcript of Don Gonyea's interview with biographer David Maraniss, read in the portion on Clemente's first years in Pittsburgh, his batting ritual, his decade of growing leadership and the 1971 World Series; the remainder was skimmed. Radio interview with the author of a 2006 biography; favourable, and Maraniss is also the source behind much of the PBS and Smithsonian material.
- David Maraniss, 'Roberto Clemente: The King of Beisbol', Smithsonian magazine (April 2012, updated 2018), read in full: his helmet in the National Museum of American History, the Nicaragua flight prompted by diverted earlier aid, his stated principle about making life better for others, his confrontations with sportswriters who ridiculed his accent, the 'perfectionist and hypochondriac' complaints, and a teammate's recollection of smashing helmets in 1955. Magazine essay by his biographer; admiring and the same author as the NPR interview, so not independent of it.
- Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh), 'Personal Connections to a Hero Named Roberto Clemente' (blog, 2022), read in full: autographs and fan contact, his habit of giving away equipment, his corrections to popular stories (the origin of uniform number 21, reported by newspapers under wrong names), his post-1972 Eastern Airlines spokesperson role, and his managing Puerto Rico's team at the 1972 Amateur World Series in Nicaragua. Local museum blog; light on detail, admiring, but independent of Maraniss on several points and explicit where popular accounts conflict.
- National Archives, 'Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives' (e-book), pages on Roberto Clemente Walker's Marine Corps Reserve service record (photograph dated 30 September 1958), checked for the portrait: the e-book reproduces his Official Military Personnel File documents and states he reported to Parris Island in September 1958 and received an honorable discharge on 11 September 1964. Not used for any scoring.