Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'October 1972, Clemente gara Managua, Nicaragua, ịga zụọ ndị òtù egwuregwu baseball mba Puerto Rico n'Egwuregwu Bọọlụ Mba Ụwa. Na Disemba 23, ala ọma jijiji nke ịdị ukwuu ya ruru 6.3
ala ọma jijiji mere na Managua, bibie obodo ahụ ma gbuo ihe ruru mmadụ 5,000. Ọtụtụ mba zigaara Nicaragua ihe enyemaka, bụ́ nke kpaliri Clemente iji ego nke aka ya nye aka n'ọrụ enyemaka ahụ nakwa iji aka ya na-elekọta nnyefe nke ihe ndị ahụ. E mekwara ka Clemente kwenye itinye aka site na onye na-eweta ihe ngosi telivishọn mpaghara, onye nta akụkọ na onye ama ama Luis Vigoreaux.