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On January 29 1971 — In accepting the Tris Speaker Award from Houston sportswriters, Roberto Clemente gives a speech which, apart from being called by many of those in attendance “the best talk any baseball player ever made,” is the source of Clemente’s most famous – if oft misquoted – assertion: “If you have an opportunity to accomplish something that will make things better for someone coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.”
A member of the 3,000-hit club, Roberto Clemente was a tremendously proud man who was often misunderstood by the press and his teammates. He was criticized for refusing to play with minor injuries, despite the fact that he won four batting championships. He played on two Pirate World Series winners and became more legendary after his tragic death while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972 than during his playing days.
His tragic death prompted the Hall of Fame's Board of Director's to unanimously wave the customary five year period for induction, opening the door for the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to hold a special election on Clemente's behalf. By an overwhelming vote of 93%, Clemente became the first player of Latin American descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
August 27 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock’s single-season stolen base record
August 26 Dan Bankhead becomes the first black pitcher in major league history
August 25 – Dwight Gooden youngest to win 20
August 24 Pete Rose banned from baseball
August 23 Perry is ejected from a game for the first and only time in his career
August 22 = Juan Marichal hits John Roseboro
July 26 - Babe Ruth Final Speech
July 16 - Joe DiMaggio extend his streak to 56 games - Vintage Baseball Reflections
Don Nottebart throws the first no-hitter in Houston History
May 9 1947 Jackie Robinson and Ben Champman Photo
Willie Mays hits titanic blast @ Polo Grounds - his last homerun at his former home
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January 31 - Jackie Robinson Birthday
Jackie Robinson is elected to the Hall of Fame
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