"I was reborn in Chicago. In 1971, I hit over .300 for the first time ever. Now I’m a little smarter, and I want to go for it all – I want to be back in that lineup with Billy Williams, who surpassed Roberto Clemente as the greatest hitter in the game."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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Joe Pepitone in “In the Wake of the News; Joe promises to be a good Cub in 1973” by David Condon, in The Chicago Tribune (Wednesday, February 7, 1973), p. E3