Roberto Clemente Quote

"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


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...