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  1.                                  As a young boy in San 
  2.                                  Juan, Puerto Rico, 
  3.                                  Roberto Clemente would 
  4.                                  do anything to play 
  5.                                  baseball. His mom would 
  6. send him on errands, but he wouldnΓÇÖt return
  7. for hours. When Roberto finally came home,
  8. his clothes would be all dirty from playing 
  9. baseball!
  10.  
  11. During his 18-year major league career, 
  12. Roberto hit .300 or more for 13 seasons and 
  13. won four batting titles. His fielding earned
  14. him 12 straight Gold Glove awards. He was
  15. named National League MVP for the 1966
  16. season. 
  17.  
  18. In 1971, RobertoΓÇÖs team, the Pittsburgh 
  19. Pirates, beat the Baltimore Orioles in
  20.