The bat used by Roberto Clemente in the 1971 World Series and later autographed when he gave it to a friend sold for $156,000, according to records from Heritage Auction Company. An auction ...

As a teenager, Jim Bark would wait outside the visiting teams clubhouse at County Stadium in Milwaukee hoping to get an autograph from some of his favorite baseball players. The Racine, Wisconsin ...

“Of all the star players, Roberto was the only one who stood ... 1965 and hung around after the games to collect autographs,” Bark said. Clemente’s untimely death also touched Bark.