When he moved to the United States, Desi Arnaz turned to show business to support himself. In 1939, he starred on Broadway in the musical Too Many Girls. He went to Hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at RKO, which starred Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball eloped on November 30, 1940.
An empty flight case apparently belonging to Clemente was the only personal item recovered from the plane. Clemente's teammate and close friend Manny Sanguillen was the only member of the Pirates not to attend Roberto's memorial service. The catcher chose instead to dive into the waters where Clemente's plane had crashed in an effort to find his teammate. Clemente's body was never recovered.
Roberto Clemente won four batting titles. In 1961, he hit .351. In 1964, he hit .339. The following year, he hit .329. His career best was .357 in 1967. Oddly enough, he hit .352 in 1970 at the age of 36, but was beaten out by Atlanta Braves target=_blank>Atlanta's Rico Carty who hit .366, winning the title.