Global InformationRoger Clemens information
| Roger Clemens | |
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 Clemens in 2012 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 4, 1962 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 15, 1984, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 2007, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 354–184 |
| Earned run average | 3.12 |
| Strikeouts | 4,672 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters.
Clemens debuted in the MLB in 1984 with the Red Sox, whose pitching staff he anchored for 12 years. In 1986, he won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, and the All-Star Game MVP Award, and he struck out an MLB-record 20 batters in a single game. After the 1996 season, in which he achieved his second 20-strikeout performance, Clemens left Boston via free agency and joined the Toronto Blue Jays. In each of his two seasons with Toronto, Clemens won a Cy Young Award, as well as the pitching triple crown by leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Before the 1999 season, Clemens was traded to the Yankees where he won his two World Series titles. In 2001, Clemens became the first pitcher in major league history to start a season with a win–loss record of 20–1. In 2003, he reached his 300th win and 4,000th strikeout in the same game. Clemens left for the Houston Astros in 2004, where he spent three seasons and won his seventh Cy Young Award. He rejoined the Yankees in 2007 for one last season before retiring. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to record more than 350 wins and strike out more than 4,500 batters.
Clemens was alleged by the Mitchell Report to have used anabolic steroids during his late career, mainly based on testimony given by his former trainer, Brian McNamee.[1] Clemens denied these allegations under oath before the United States Congress, leading congressional leaders to refer his case to the Justice Department on suspicions of perjury.[2] On August 19, 2010, a federal grand jury at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., indicted Clemens on six felony counts involving perjury, false statements, and contempt of Congress.[2] Clemens pleaded not guilty,[3] but proceedings were complicated by prosecutorial misconduct, leading to a mistrial.[4][5][6] In June 2012, Clemens was found not guilty on all six counts of lying to Congress. These controversies hurt his chances for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He never received the 75% of votes required in his ten years of eligibility, ending with 65.2% in 2022.[7]
- ^ Heyman, John. "Exclusive: McNamee speaks." SI.com, January 7, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Thompson, Teri (August 19, 2010). "Roger Clemens indicted for lying to Congress about steroid use". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011.
- ^ Vinton, Nathaniel (August 30, 2010). "Roger Clemens pleads not guilty; feds cite "voluminous" evidence". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Clemens steroids trial pushed back to July." www.cbsnews.com, December 8, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Andrew. "Government Errors, Judge Hits, Roger Clemens Runs." The Atlantic, July 4, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Courson, Paul. "Jury selection to begin in perjury retrial of baseball's Roger Clemens." www.cnn.com, April 16, 2012. Archived May 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Complete 2022 Hall of Fame voting results". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.