"I got the pitch on the inside half of the plate, but Clemente stepped back and hit it out of sight. I was actually aiming for the outside of the plate."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Art Mahaffey, as quoted in "Mahaffey Rough On Pirates: Phils' Young Ace Rations Five Hits" by Les Biederman, in The Pittsburgh Press (Saturday, May 20, 1961), p. 8