On This Day: September 30
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1972
The Pirates Roberto Clemente doubled off Jon Matlack during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory over the New York Mets. The hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star right fielder, who was killed in a plane crash during the offseason while en route to deliver humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He was 38 years old.
