Roger Clemens

Dominant pitcher with 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts, and a record seven Cy Young Awards.

Dayton, Ohio was the birthplace of Roger Clemens, who was the fifth child born to Bill and Bess Clemens.^[1] Despite controversies over steroids, numerous people regard Clemens as one of baseball's all-time best pitchers.^[2] Over his ten-year Hall of Fame eligibility period, Clemens never attained the necessary 75% of votes, with his final share being 65.2% in 2022.^[2]

Quick Facts

Position: Pitcher
Born: 4 August 1962
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Debut league: MLB
Debut date: May 15
Debut year: 1984
Debut team: Boston Red Sox
Final game: September 16

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Booher died when Clemens was nine years old.^[3] When Clemens was a baby, his parents split up; his mother subsequently wed Woody Booher, the man Clemens views as his father.^[1][3] On April 29, 1986, Clemens fanned a personal-best 20 batters, making him the initial MLB pitcher to achieve 20 strikeouts in a game lasting nine innings.^[4] Following the 1996 season, Clemens inked a $40 million, four-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.^[5]

On June 13, 2003, Clemens achieved his 300th career victory and his 4,000th career strikeout in the same contest, a feat no other player has matched.^[6]

What the cited sources add

The Roger Clemens Award was named after Clemens, who began his march to stardom while leading the University of Texas to the College World Series title in 1983.^[7] The award was presented to the nation's top college pitcher at a gala dinner in Houston on July 15, 2004.^[7] All Division I head baseball coaches took part in the voting for the honor, in addition to a selected panel of national media and all past winners of the Rotary Smith Award.^[7] Justin Pope broke Clemens’ NCAA record for consecutive scoreless innings (35), moving the mark to 38.^[8]

Clemens had a no-trade clause in his contract negotiated for the 2007 season, according to sources.^[9] If Clemens was put on the major league roster Monday, he would receive $18,207,665 that season, a prorated share of his $28,000,022 salary.^[9]

References

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Wikipedia, "Roger Clemens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Story, "22 things you should know about 'Rocket'", Lexington Herald-Leader, June 6, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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"Roger Clemens Award." www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.. facts only, no text reused. baseball-almanac.com
Case, Jeff. "'Bulldog' Pope Has UCF Loaded With Rich Pitching: Junior Right-hander Justin Pope Broke Roger Clemens's Scoreless Innings Streak Of 35." Orlando Se. facts only, no text reused. orlandosentinel.com
Olney, Buster. "If inclined, Yankees would need Rocket's OK on trade." ESPN.com, May 30, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2017.. facts only, no text reused. espn.com

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