Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits home run number 450, a 6th-inning solo shot in todayâs contest between the Braves and Pirates. Roberto Clemente responds almost immediately with his own ânumber 450â. Les Biederman explains in the Pittsburgh Press: âAaron whistled when he talked of the two shots Clemente drilled. One struck the left field wall and bounced back on the field for a double. The other traveled over Mack Jonesâ head in dead center (450 feet) and he got a triple.â Both the two-out, 3rd-inning double and 6th-inning, leadoff triple are followed by RBI singles from Bill Mazeroski. In the 7th, Clemente singles home the insurance run in the Bucsâ 5 â 2 win.
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits home run number 450, a 6th-inning solo shot in todayâs contest between the Braves and Pirates. Roberto Clemente responds almost immediately with his own ânumber 450â. Les Biederman explains in the Pittsburgh Press: âAaron whistled when he talked of the two shots Clemente drilled. One struck the left field wall and bounced back on the field for a double. The other traveled over Mack Jonesâ head in dead center (450 feet) and he got a triple.â Both the two-out, 3rd-inning double and 6th-inning, leadoff triple are followed by RBI singles from Bill Mazeroski. In the 7th, Clemente singles home the insurance run in the Bucsâ 5 â 2 win.
