- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Roger Clemens
- Nicknames
- The Rocket
- Rocketman
- Height1.93 m
- Baseball player. He broke into the major leagues with the Red Sox in 1984, posting a 9-4 record. His blazing fastball, consistently clocked in the mid 90s (MPH), have made him one of the games most dominant pitchers. He's a multiple Cy Young award winner. In 1986, he started out 14-0 and ended up at 24-4, leading the Red Sox to the World Series. Set a new major league record by striking out 20 batters in a nine inning game in 1986. Roger has appeared on numerous sports magazine covers.- IMDb mini biography by: Pete Brennan
- SpouseDebbie Clemens(November 24, 1984 - present) (4 children)
- ChildrenKory ClemensKoby ClemensKody ClemensKacy Clemens
- Parents
- Talent for throwing fastballs, hence his nickname "the Rocket"
- Towering height
- Clemens was accused of lying to Congress on his use of steroids. The verdict from his second trial came in on June 18, 2012. Clemens was found not guilty on all six counts of lying to Congress.
- Became the 19th pitcher in history to win 300 career games. In the 300th game, he also became the 3rd player to record 4000 career strikeouts when he struck out St. Louis' Edgar Renteria.
- He was the starting pitcher for Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, better known as the Bill Buckner Game.
- Winner of record 7 Cy Young awards, 6 in the American League (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2001) and 1 in the National League (2004). Eleventh pitcher in major league history to strike out at least 3,000 batters in his career.
- Awarded 6th Cy Young award after going 20-3 with a 3.51 ERA in 33 starts for the Yankees. His choice was controversial, in part because he completed none of his starts, a first for a Cy Young-winning starting pitcher.
- I pitch faster than you drive
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