I see this post with the objectionable charges of "racism" is still standing. I consider it a disgraceful post.
Here is the voting summary for the National League MVP in 1960
In the absence of a monster statistical season by any one player, the Pittsburgh Pirates (Beat 'em, Bucs) were the NL story for 1960. This was borne out in the MVP voting with 4 Pirates ranking in the top 10, including Clemente who was
8th in the voting. Groat had a .325 batting average, provided good defense up the middle with 2B Mazeroski, and was a team leader.
Roberto Clemente was obviously a great player. He had a good year in 1960, but went on to even better things, and won the National League MVP just 6 years later in 1966.
Racism in voting?
Here were the National League MVP awards over a 10 year period from 1953-1962
1953 Roy Campanella
1954 Willie Mays
1955 Roy Campanella
1956 Don Newcombe
1957 Hank Aaron
1958 Ernie Banks
1959 Ernie Banks
1960 Dick Groat
1961 Frank Robinson
1962 Maury Wills
So, in a 10-year period the award went 9 times to African-American players. Or does the poster think that African-American players were judged on their performance, but Hispanic players were not?
Reasonable people may differ about the relative merits of an MVP candidate. After all, it's a subjective award.
But unsubstantiated charges of racism 50 years after the fact is not a reasonable argument. It's beneath the original poster.