The Roberto Clemente statue outside the stadium, honoring one of the greatest men who ever played the game. I remember seeing his 3000th (and final) hit on TV, against the Mets. Willie Mays was one of the first to congratulate him. I also remember the networks breaking in to programming...
1972: Roberto Clemente hits 3,000 In his final at-bat of the 1972 season, Roberto Clemente doubled for his 3,000th career hit. Just three months later on New Year's Eve, he died in a plane crash. Clemente, as good a humanitarian as he was a ballplayer, was on his way to Nicara...