Playing in an era dominated by the likes of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, Roberto ... to play for Santurce, a professional team in the Puerto Rican league. Clemente, then 18, hit ...

Roberto Clemente—the Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder ... playing for the Cangrejeros de Santurce before adoring crowds. Arriving in Pittsburgh in 1955, Clemente built a heroic 18-year career ...