Roberto Clemente : Young Ball Player EPUB
by MONTREW DUNHAM
Illustrated by Meryl Henderson
Part of the Childhood of Famous Americans series
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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.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Aladdin
- Publication Date:05/09/2008
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- ISBN:9781439136522
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Aladdin
- Publication Date:05/09/2008
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- ISBN:9781439136522