"I try to keep the ball away from Clemente, but I got this one right down the middle and he hit it pretty good."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Sandy Koufax, after having his shutout spoiled by Clemente's opposite field blast (his 6th and final career regular-season HR off Koufax); as quoted in "'Best Game' — Koufax; Lefebvre Out 4 Days" by George Lederer, Long Beach Independent (May 15, 1966), p. D-1