when was roberto clemente's first major league baseball year
Roberto Clemente. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Clemente and the second or maternal family name is Walker. Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (Spanish pronunciation: [roËÎ²eÉ¾to enËrike kleËmente (g)walËkeÉ¾]; August 18, 1934 â December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons playing in the National League (NL) as a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined.