Roger Clemens

The Rocket: seven Cy Young Awards, 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts over 24 MLB seasons.

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Roger Clemens, nicknamed Rocket, is an American former pitcher who spent 24 seasons in Major League Baseball, chiefly with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, plus stints with the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. He finished with 354 wins, a 3.12 ERA and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-highest total ever. He won seven Cy Young Awards, the most by any pitcher, made 11 All-Star teams and won two World Series. Known for his hard fastball and intimidating style, he is the only pitcher with more than 350 wins and more than 4,500 strikeouts.

Quick Facts

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

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Background

Born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 1962, Clemens moved to Houston, Texas, for high school and pitched at Spring Woods High School. He played at San Jacinto College North and then the University of Texas at Austin, where he helped win the 1983 College World Series and became the first Longhorn to have his baseball number retired. Boston drafted him in the first round in 1983, and he debuted on May 15, 1984. On April 29, 1986, he struck out 20 Seattle Mariners, the first pitcher to reach that total in a nine-inning game. That year he won the Cy Young, the league MVP and the All-Star Game MVP.

Did You Know?

The award for college baseball's best pitcher was renamed the Roger Clemens Award in 2004.
At Texas he threw 35 consecutive scoreless innings, an NCAA record at the time.
In 1986 he went 24–4 with a 2.48 ERA and 238 strikeouts.
He had two career 20-strikeout games, the second in 1996.