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Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

ByThis Day in Baseball April 17, 1955September 9, 2024

On April 17, 1955, At Forbes Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 20-year-old rookie Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut, playing both ends of a doubleheader, ironically but perhaps fittingly, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team that first signed him but left him unprotected in the 1954 Rule V draft. In his first at-bat, the future Hall of Famer rifles one back through the originator, Johnny Podres, and…

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Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in Briggs Stadium, including a pair in the 6th inning, to drive in six runs. The Tigers rout the A’s, 16 – 0, behind Steve Gromek’s strong pitching.

ByBaseball April 17, 1955

Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in Briggs Stadium, including a pair in the 6th inning, to drive in six runs. The Tigers rout the A’s, 16 – 0, behind Steve Gromek’s strong pitching.

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Day: April 17, 1955

Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in Briggs Stadium, including a pair in the 6th inning, to drive in six runs. The Tigers rout the A’s, 16 – 0, behind Steve Gromek’s strong pitching.

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