June 27 in Philadelphia Phillies History: Roberto Clemente is thus the first of only six players in the 33-year history of Veterans Stadium to reach the centerfield upper d (1971)

On June 27, 1971 Roberto Clemente’s 1,200th RBI comes in the form of a tie-breaking, 8th-inning, pinch-hit homer off Joe Hoerner, culminating Pittsburgh’s come-from-behind 10 – 9 victory over Philadelphia in the second game of a doubleheader. Clemente is the first of only six players in the 33-year

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