"I hit it good and thought it was going over the wall when it left my bat," he observed. Clemente also said this is the fifth time he has hit a ball that was within inches of clearing the fence at the 436-foot sign—two against the Dodgers and two against the Braves.


As quoted and paraphrased in "Clemente Shows He's Bat-Man: Hitting Mets Like Robbin' for Roberto" by Les Biederman, in The Pittsburgh Press (Monday, May 2, 1966), p. 35 - Baseball-related

Roberto Clemente Quotes

I hit it good and thought it was going over the wall when it left my bat, he observed. Clemente also said this is the fifth time he has hit a ball...

I hit it good and thought it was going over the wall when it left my bat, he observed. Clemente also said this is the fifth time he has hit a ball...

I hit it good and thought it was going over the wall when it left my bat, he observed. Clemente also said this is the fifth time he has hit a ball...

I hit it good and thought it was going over the wall when it left my bat, he observed. Clemente also said this is the fifth time he has hit a ball...