Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (63 page)

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racism experienced by,
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running style of,
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salary of,
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scouting reports on,
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signed by,
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sleeplessness of,
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South American vacation of,
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in spring training,
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sportswriters and,
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superstitions of,
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temper outbursts of,
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Three Rivers Stadium ceremony honoring,
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three-thousandth hit of,
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wedding of,
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in World Series,
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younger players and,
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Clemente, Robertito,
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Clemente, Vera Zabala,
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Brezovec-Rauch family and,
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and earthquake relief efforts,
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in Europe,
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married life of,
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in Nicaragua,
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and 1971 World Series,
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at Pirates’ Roberto Clemente night,
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and plane crash,
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RC’s courtship of,
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in South America,
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wedding of,
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Clendenon, Donn,
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Cleveland Indians,
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Clines, Gene,
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Coates, Jim,
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Cobb, Ty,
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Cogna, Jorge,
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Cohen, Andy,
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Coimbre, Pancho,
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Collins, Eddie,
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Colón, Cristobal,
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Colson, Charles,
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Condon, David,
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Cooke, Jack Kent,
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Cope, Myron,
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Corey, Jill,
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Cortázar, Julio,
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Couric, William B.,
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Cox, Billy,
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Cox, Glenn,
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Coyle, James,
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Cronin, Joe,
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Crosby, Bing,
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Crosetti, Frank,
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Crowe, George,
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Cuellar, Mike,
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Curry, Bill,
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Cuyler, Hazen,
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Daley, Arthur,
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Dandridge, Ray,
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Dark, Alvin,
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Davalillo, Vic,
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Davis, Leonard,
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Dean, Dizzy,
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Dean, Jerry,
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DeJesus, Carlos,
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Delgado-Cintron, Rafael,
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DeMaestri, Joe,
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Detroit Tigers,
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Devine, Bing,
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DiMaggio, Joe,
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Ditmar, Art,
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Dobson, Pat,
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Doby, Larry,
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Donoso, Lino,
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Dorsey, Phil,
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Douglas, Whammy,
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Doyle, Chilly,
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Drysdale, Don,
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Dunmore, Al,
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Durocher, Leo,
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Easter, Luke,
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Eckersley, John,
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Ellis, Dock,
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Enrique, Roberto,
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Etchebarren, Andy,
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Ewell, James,
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Face, Elroy,
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Fairless, Benjamin F.,
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Fanning, Jim,
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
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Fernández, Chico,
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Fernández, Ruth,
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Ferré, Luis,
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Finegold, Joe,
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Fineman, Howard,
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Flood, Curt,
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Flowers, Ben,
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Fonet, José,
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Ford, Whitey,
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Fosse, Ray,
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Franks, Herman,
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Freese, Gene,
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Fregosi, Jim,
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Frick, Ford,
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Friend, Bob,
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Fryman, Woody,
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Fuqua, Frenchy,
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Galan, Augie,
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Galbreath, Dan,
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Galbreath, John,
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Galbreath, Squire,
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Gallman, Al,
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Garagiola, Joe,
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Garber, Gene,
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Garcia, Arturo,
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Garcia, Martiniano,
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Garland, Stanley and Mamie,
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Gehrig, Lou,
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Gentile, Jim,
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Gibbon, Joe,
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Gibson, Bob,
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Gibson, Josh,
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Gil, Osvaldo,
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Giles, Warren,
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Gilliam, Junior,
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Giusti, Dave,
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Goggin, Chuck,
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Golding, Nancy,
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Gomez, Ruben,
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González, Fernando,
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Gorbous, Glenn,
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Gordon, Sid,
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Grammas, Alex,
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Grant, Mudcat,
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Grapefruit League,
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Grasso, Mickey,
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Green, Fred,
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Green, Pumpsie,
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Greenlee, Gus,
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Groat, Dick,
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Gross, Milton,
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Guerra, Mike,
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Guerrero, Vladimir,
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Guilfoile, Bill,
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Guillen, Ozzie,
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Haak, Howie,
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Haddix, Harvey,
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Haig, Gen. Alexander M., Jr.,
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Haldeman, H. R.,
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Hall, Dick,
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Haller, Tom,
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Haney, Fred,
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Hanson, George,
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Harris, Franco,
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Harsh, Len,
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Harvey, Doug,
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Havana Sugar Kings,
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Haynes, Vernon,
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Heatherington, Jack,
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Hebner, Richie,
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Heller, Bernie,
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Hendricks, Elrod,
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Hernández, Chico,
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Hernández, Jackie,
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Hernández, Miguel,
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Hernández, Myrna Luz,
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Hernández, Ramon,
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Hernández Colón, Rafael,
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Hernon, Jack,
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