Roberto Clemente — Timeline
Key moments in the life of Roberto Clemente.
1934
Born on August 18 in Carolina, Puerto Rico
1952
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization
1955
Made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates
1960
Won the National League batting title with a .314 average
1961
Won the first of four National League batting titles
1964
Won the National League Most Valuable Player Award
1971
Won the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was named World Series MVP
1972
Recorded his 3,000th career hit on September 30, becoming the 11th player to reach this milestone
1973
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, waiving the mandatory five-year waiting period
1972
Died on December 31 in a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission to Nicaragua