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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; [a] August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
The bonus rule was a rule instituted by Major League Baseball in 1947 to prevent teams from assigning certain players to farm teams.The rule stipulated that when a major league team signed a player to a contract with a signing bonus in excess of $4,000, the team was required to keep that player on their 25-man active roster for two full seasons.
The 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 35th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 7, 1964, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York City, home of the New York Mets of the National League. The game ...
Sandy Koufax's number 32 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972. Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, his first year of eligibility. At 36 years and 20 days old, he became the youngest person ever elected, five months younger than Lou Gehrig was at the time of his special election in December 1939.
The 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the 43rd such game, was played on July 25, 1972. [1] The all-stars from the American League and the National League faced each other at Atlanta Stadium , home of the Atlanta Braves .
The teams managed just six hits apiece in a 10-inning game. A triple by Brooks Robinson in the second inning off Sandy Koufax was followed by a wild pitch, giving the American Leaguers a 1–0 lead. It turned out to be their only run. The NL tied the score in the fourth against Jim Kaat on singles by Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Ron Santo ...
Roberto Clemente PIT.329 HR: Tony Conigliaro BOS: 32: Willie Mays SF: 52 RBI: Rocky Colavito CLE: 108: Deron Johnson CIN: 130 Wins: Mudcat Grant MIN: 21: Sandy Koufax 1 LA: 26 ERA: Sam McDowell CLE: 2.18 Sandy Koufax 1 LA: 2.04 SO: Sam McDowell CLE: 325: Sandy Koufax 1 LA: 382 SV: Ron Kline WSH: 29: Ted Abernathy CHC: 31 SB: Bert Campaneris KC ...
October 2 – Sandy Koufax wins his 26th game as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3–1, for their 14th win in their last 15 games as they clinch the N.L. pennant. October 7 – Jim Kaat gives Minnesota a 2–0 World Series lead by driving in two runs, defeating Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium.