; Whereas, in 1960, Clemente hit his stride, batting .314 with 16 home runs and 94 RBIs to earn his first All-Star berth and help the Pirates upset the Yankees in the World Series; Whereas, the following year, Clemente led the National League with a .351 average, slugged 23 homers, and won his first of 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence; Whereas Clemente was the first pan-Caribbean and first Latin-American superstar in Major League Baseball; Whereas, in 1966, which many deem as his finest season, Clemente was voted the National League MVP with a career-best 29 homers and 119 RBIs; Whereas, on September 1, 1971, Clemente batted third in a lineup of players that, for the first time in history, consisted entirely of Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color (BIPOC) players; Whereas Clemente was selected to be the 1971 World Series MVP, and during this series he batted .414 with two home runs to help Pittsburgh defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles; Whereas in giving an interview after winning the 1971 World Series, Clemente became the first person to speak Spanish on a nationally televised American broadcast; Whereas, throughout the 1960s, Clemente wore his iconic 21 jersey number and dominated the game of baseball, forever inscribing the number 21 into baseball history; Whereas for Carribeños, Pittsburgh residents, baseball fans, and athletes, especially those from BIPOC communities, the number 21 on the back of a T-shirt symbolizes the imprint Roberto Clemente left on and off the field; Whereas Clemente was the 11th Major League player to record 3,000 hits; Whereas, by the end of his career, Clemente had joined the exclusive 3,000-hit club, was selected to 15 All-Star teams, and won 12 Gold Gloves, 2 World Series, and a National League MVP award; Whereas in Clemente’s 18 seasons with Pittsburgh he won 4 batting titles, hit 240 home runs, and posted a lifetime .317 batting average; Whereas, in late 1972, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake ravaged Managua, Nicaragua, and killed 5,000 people