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The Roger Clemens Career Highlights Page Two Join us as we continue our look back at the Rocket's career with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and back again to the Yankees. |
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1997 -1998 Clemens wanted a contract that would make him among the highest paid pitchers in baseball. The Red Sox refused to make him that kind of offer, and GM Dan Duquette rationalized letting Clemens go by saying that Clemens was "in the twilight of his career." Clemens would prove Duquette wrong as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, winning the Cy Young award in 1997 and 1998. Free agent acquisition Roger Clemens was the Blue Jays' top story in 1997. His 21 victories tied a club record and his 292 strikeouts set a new one. Combined with a 2.05 ERA, Clemens won the unofficial A.L. pitchers' Triple Crown and won the Cy Young Award for the fourth time in his career. |
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1999 - 2003
Clemens joined the Yankees in 1999 and pitched in the Bronx for the next five seasons. Clemens threw at least 180 innings in each of his five seasons in New York, winning one Cy Young award and two World Series titles. |
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October 11, 2003 - Clemens also started Game 3 of the
ALCS at Fenway, the game made infamous by the incident between
Pedro Martinez and Don Zimmer.
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2004 -2005
Spurning retirement, Clemens signed with the Astros in 2004 to be close to his family in Texas. The Rocket led the NL with a 2.98 ERA and won his seventh Cy Young that season. He followed it up with a 1.87 ERA in 2005, leading the Astros to the World Series. |
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May 31 2006 - Clemens signed a contract to finish the season with the Houston Astros. The $22 million contract was prorated paid the 43-year-old pitcher between $12 million and $13 million. |
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May 6, 2007
Spurning the Astros and Red Sox, Roger Clemens announced his
return to the Yankees. He told the fans himself from the Yankee
Stadium owner's box during Sunday's game against the Seattle
Mariners. |
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Aug. 29, 2007 - Facing the Red Sox for the first time
since Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, Clemens took a no-hitter into the
sixth inning. In total, he surrendered one run, two hits, and
five walks in picking up a victory.
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