March 8 in Pittsburgh Pirates History: Roberto Clemente hits Pittsburgh’s inaugural dinger of spring training in an in-house affair (1956)

On March 8, 1956 — Pirates second-year man Roberto Clemente hits Pittsburgh’s inaugural dinger of spring training in an in-house affair, coached by two key figures in Clemente’s career: “Roberto Clemente slammed three hits today,” reports the Associated Press, “including the first homer by a Pittsbu

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