Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens is an American former professional baseball pitcher known for seven Cy Young Awards and long careers with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

1986 Boston Red Sox season: The Boston Red Sox season in which the club won the American League pennant and lost the World Series. Clemens won the first of his seven Cy Young Awards while leading Boston's rotation.
Boston Red Sox: A Major League Baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the American League East. Clemens spent his first 13 major-league seasons with Boston.
Fastball: A baseball pitch thrown primarily for speed, generally with relatively little movement compared with breaking pitches. Clemens built his reputation around a high-velocity fastball.
Cy Young Award: An annual award given to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, separately in each league. Clemens won seven, the most by any pitcher.
Greg Maddux: An American former professional baseball pitcher known for precision control and four consecutive Cy Young Awards. Maddux’s command-focused style contrasts with Clemens’s power pitching.
1986 World Series: The 1986 championship series in which the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games. Clemens started Game 6, a loss remembered for Boston's late collapse.
New York Yankees: A Major League Baseball team based in the Bronx borough of New York City. Clemens pitched for the Yankees from 1999 to 2003 and again in 2007.
Slider: A breaking pitch that moves laterally and downward as it approaches the batter. Clemens used the slider as a principal complement to his fastball.
Major League Baseball records: Statistical and achievement records maintained for Major League Baseball and its historical leagues. Clemens ranks among the leaders in career strikeouts and pitcher wins.
Randy Johnson: An American former professional baseball pitcher known for an overpowering fastball and five Cy Young Awards. Johnson offers a contemporary comparison in velocity, strikeouts, and award dominance.

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