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Originally Posted by akleinb611
Regarding the Face-Clemente mutual non-admiration relationship, Face was not an outlier. Clemente is correctly honored for the noble circumstances of his death, but during his lifetime, he could be rather difficult, and he was not popular with many of his teammates, particularly his African-American teammates. Donn Clendenon was traded, and wound up with the 1969 Mets, specifically because he and Clemente loathed one another, and I believe even came to blows on more than one occasion.  |
Clemente complained to Dick Young, of all people, about my uncle robbing him of hits. Clemente seemed like a tough guy to like. The stories that Face told my father and I that weekend would certainly tarnish an image.