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1955 In his first major league at-bat, Roberto Clemente singles off Dodger pitcher Johnny Podres. The Pirates' rookie, who dies in a 1972 plane crash attempting to bring relief aid to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua, will collect precisely 3,000 hits during his 18-year major league career, all with Pittsburgh.

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