Roberto Clemente Young Baseball Hero Author:Francene Sabin and Joann Early Macken Roberto Clemente was a great baseball player and a great humanitarian. This Pittsburh Pirates player has been called the greatest right fielder of all time. He had an incredible 3,000 hits at bat before tragically losing his life while providing relief aid to Nicaraguan eathquake victims. A biography of the great Puerto Rican-born baseball player.