A Brief Biography Of Roger Clemens

Considered one of the greatest major league pitchers of all time, William Roger Clemens – The Rocket - was born in Dayton , Ohio on august 4, 1962. His career extends from the 1980s into the new millennium, during which time he has won more Cy Young Awards – 7 – than any other pitcher. In 2003, he won his 300 th game and is only one of four pitchers to pass the 4,000 mark for strikeouts. Only Nolan Ryan has more strikeouts. The biography of Roger Clemens is an inspiration to aspiring ball players all over the world.

Major League Career

The professional portion of the biography of Roger Clemens begins when the Boston Red Sox drafted him in 1983. His first major league game was played on May 15, 1984 . He received the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1986 when the Red Sox played and lost the World Series. He won 24 games that year. Clemens made baseball history on April 29, 1986 when he struck out 20 batters in a single nine-inning game. He was the first of only three pitchers to do it. That was the same year that he played half a season with Tom Seaver who he attributes with much of his own success by making him more of a thinking pitcher. Before leaving the Red Sox, Clemens repeated his 20 strikeout accomplishment in 1996.

After Clemens left the Red Sox that year, no other player on that team has worn #21. After those 13 seasons, the General Manager of the time, Dan Duquette said that Clemens was in the twilight of his career and did not re-sign him. The following season, the biography of Roger Clemens moved on the Toronto Blue Jays for two years where he won the Cy Young Award and the pitching Triple Crown both seasons. In 1999, he was traded to the New York Yankees where he won World Series in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, he became the first pitcher to start a season 20-1. He retired at the end of the 2003 season.

The professional biography of Roger Clemens was extended, however, when he decided to come out of his brief retirement on January 12, 2004 to sign a one-year contract with the Houston Astros. When he re-signed the following year, he became the highest paid pitcher in major league history. His proved he was worth the money when he ended the season with the lowest ERA in the majors, the lowest in his career and the lowest since 1995. The award-winning biography of Roger Clemens continues with one shining success after the next.