Clemente died on a relief mission to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua on Dec. 31, 1972, while personally supervising the delivery of supplies to his suffering Hispanic brothers and sisters after the first plane load of supplies had been looted. His untimely death occurred during the Christmas holiday season, a time of the year that Puerto Ricans refrain from business and travel and focus on important things like faith and family. Clemente could not stand to watch the people of Nicaragua suffer, so he capitalized on his celebrity, as he had just won the 1971 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates by practically single-handedly defeating the Baltimore Orioles.
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