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Roberto Clemente Cards & Plaques

Number 21 on the wall — the Pirates fan's gift forever.

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Roberto Clemente #21 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates

Career snapshot

Hitting: .317 AVG · 240 HR · 1,305 RBI · 3,000 hits (exact)

Accolades

★ 1966 NL MVP

★ 2× World Series Champion (1960, 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates)

★ 1971 World Series MVP

★ 15× All-Star

★ 12× Gold Glove (consecutive 1961–1972)

★ 4× NL Batting Champion

★ Recorded exact 3,000th hit in final regular-season at-bat (Sept 30, 1972)

★ Hall of Fame 1973 (special election after his death)

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Roberto Clemente #21 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Roberto Clemente #21 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates

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The card collector's view

Clemente's true rookie is the 1955 Topps #164 — a six-figure card in PSA 8, and one of the most-chased rookies in the entire 1950s Topps run. His 1956–1972 Topps run carries strong vintage premiums throughout, with team-collector demand from Pirates fans keeping the market deep. Modern Topps Heritage, Allen & Ginter, and Topps Legacy reprints keep the Clemente market active across both Latin American and Pirates collector audiences.

About Roberto Clemente Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Roberto Clemente recorded exactly 3,000 career hits — his final regular-season at-bat was the milestone — then died three months later on December 31, 1972, when the plane carrying earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed into the sea off Puerto Rico. He was 38. The 1966 NL MVP and two-time World Series champion (1971 WS MVP) was the greatest right-fielder of his era and the first Latin American superstar in baseball. Twelve Gold Gloves, fifteen All-Star selections, and a moral force in the sport that still defines what excellence and dignity look like.

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