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Sports Heroes Who Served: Corps Infantryman Was One of Baseball's
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December 31: ¡Arriba Roberto! - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Remembering the '71 Pirates, 'the team that changed baseball
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Roberto Clemente book deemed 'appropriate,' returns to Fla. school
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50 years later, Roberto Clemente remains gatekeeper of MLB's 3,000
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1967 Topps Bob Clemente
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September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs
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50 years later, Roberto Clemente remains gatekeeper of MLB's 3,000
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Roberto Clemente: Career retrospective