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Originally Posted by the 'stache
From 1960 until 1972, the end of his career, a span of thirteen seasons, he was a .330 hitter that amassed 2,318 hits (most in all of Major League Baseball), a fifteen time All Star (two All Star games in 1960, '61 and '62), and a twelve time Gold Glove Award winner.
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Add to that, he was hitting/playing during one of the most dominant pitching eras ever.
Even though he died before I was born, Clemente was probably my favorite player growing up... and became my favorite to collect when I really got into cards.