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Roberto Clemente, #21, was an All-Star for 13 seasons, playing in 15 All-Star Games. He was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1966, and the NL batting leader in 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967, and a Gold Glove Award winner for 12 consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972. His batting average was over .300 for 13 seasons and he had 3,000 hits during his major league career. He also was a two-time World Series champion. Clemente was the first player from the Caribbean and Latin America to win a World Series as a starting position player (1960), to receive an NL MVP Award (1966), and to receive a World Series MVP Award (1971). On September 30, 1972 he hit a double in the fourth inning off Jon Matlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium for his 3,000th hit. No one knew that this was to be his last regular season hit of his career. On December 31, 1972, he died in a plane crash at the age of 38 while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

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Joanie Holliday 13 Feb 2022

FANTASTIC PORTRAIT WORK MIKE.

Artist Reply: Thank you Joanie as always!