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Roger Clemens Fast Facts

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Updated 1815 GMT (0215 HKT) July 17, 2023

Roger Clemens speaks to the media in Washington on Monday, June 18, after he was found not guilty of lying to Congress during an investigation of steroid use among Major League players. Click through the gallery for a look back at his career.
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Clemens through the years – Roger Clemens speaks to the media in Washington on Monday, June 18, after he was found not guilty of lying to Congress during an investigation of steroid use among Major League players. Click through the gallery for a look back at his career.
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Clemens poses for his University of Texas season portrait in 1982. He played for them from 1982 until 1983.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens poses for his University of Texas season portrait in 1982. He played for them from 1982 until 1983.
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Clemens pitches for the Boston Red Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens pitches for the Boston Red Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990.
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Clemens pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays at the Sky Dome in Toronto. He played for the team from 1997 to 1998.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays at the Sky Dome in Toronto. He played for the team from 1997 to 1998.
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While pitching for the New York Yankees, Clemens throws a piece of a shattered bat at Mike Piazza of the New York Mets during game two of the 2000 World Series. The incident led to a dugout-emptying confrontation between the two teams.
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Clemens through the years – While pitching for the New York Yankees, Clemens throws a piece of a shattered bat at Mike Piazza of the New York Mets during game two of the 2000 World Series. The incident led to a dugout-emptying confrontation between the two teams.
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Clemens watches the 2001 Home Run Derby with his two sons at Safeco Field in Seattle.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens watches the 2001 Home Run Derby with his two sons at Safeco Field in Seattle.
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As the Yankees' starting pitcher, Clemens throws out Los Angeles Angel's Darin Erstad during the first game of the American League Division Serios in 2002.
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Clemens through the years – As the Yankees' starting pitcher, Clemens throws out Los Angeles Angel's Darin Erstad during the first game of the American League Division Serios in 2002.
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As a pitcher for the Houston Astros, Clemens attends a press conference at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan, during an exhibition series between U.S. and Japanese professional baseball teams.
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Clemens through the years – As a pitcher for the Houston Astros, Clemens attends a press conference at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan, during an exhibition series between U.S. and Japanese professional baseball teams.
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Clemens pitches for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens pitches for the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.
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Clemens testifies about allegations of steroid use by professional baseball players before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 13, 2008.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens testifies about allegations of steroid use by professional baseball players before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 13, 2008.
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Clemens and his wife, Debbie Clemens, arrive at the U.S. District Court on July 6, 2010, in Washington, where he was on trial for perjury charges.
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Clemens through the years – Clemens and his wife, Debbie Clemens, arrive at the U.S. District Court on July 6, 2010, in Washington, where he was on trial for perjury charges.
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(CNN)Here's a look at the life of retired Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.

Personal

Birth date: August 4, 1962
Birth place: Dayton, Ohio
Birth name: William Roger Clemens
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Father: Bill Clemens, truck driver
Mother: Bess (Wright) Clemens
Marriage: Debbie (Godfrey) Clemens (November 24, 1984-present)
Children: Kody, May 1996; Kacy, July 1994; Kory, May 1988; Koby, December 1986
Education: Attended San Jacinto Junior College, 1980-1981; Attended the University of Texas at Austin, 1981-1983

Other Facts

Won the Cy Young Award for best pitcher seven times.
Nicknamed "Rocket."
Career statistics include 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts and two World Series titles.
His son, Kody also plays major league baseball.

Timeline

1983 - Drafted by the Boston Red Sox.
May 15, 1984 - Major League Baseball debut.
February 8, 1991 - Signs a four-year extension deal with the Boston Red Sox worth $21.5 million.
1992 - Establishes the Roger Clemens Foundation with his wife Debbie.
December 13, 1996 - Signs a three year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.
February 18, 1999 - Is traded to the New York Yankees.
June 2003 - Reaches two milestones, his 300th win and 4,000th strikeout. He is the third pitcher ever to strike out 4,000 batters.
2004-2006 - Plays for the Houston Astros.
February 14, 2005 - Retired baseball star Jose Canseco publishes his autobiography, "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big." In the book, Canseco recounts his own steroid use and implicates other players, including Clemens.
2007 - Plays his last season in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees.
December 13, 2007 - The Mitchell Report is released, linking several current and former Major League Baseball players, including Clemens, to alleged use of performance enhancing substances.
January 2008 - Clemens files a defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee, who said that he personally injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone between 1998 and 2001.
January 15, 2008 - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing in response to the Mitchell Report on doping in Major League Baseball.
February 13, 2008 - In a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Clemens denies ever taking performance enhancing drugs.
February 27, 2008 - Representatives Henry A. Waxman and Tom Davis ask the Justice Department to investigate possible perjury in the testimony of Clemens.
December 2008 - Clemens' ex-trainer McNamee files a defamation lawsuit against Clemens.
2009 - US District Judge Keith Ellison dismisses Clemens' defamation lawsuit against McNamee.
August 19, 2010 - Is indicted on charges of lying to Congress in 2008. Clemens pleads not guilty on August 30.
July 13, 2011 - Trial begins. On July 14 a federal judge declares a mistrial after jurors hear statements in a prosecution video that the judge had ruled inadmissible until later in the case.
September 2, 2011 - US District Court Judge Reggie Walton grants prosecutors a new trial for Clemens.
April 16, 2012 - Jury selection begins for Clemens' retrial on one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury.
June 18, 2012 - Is found not guilty on all counts.
March 18, 2015 - Attorneys announce that a settlement has been reached in McNamee's defamation suit against Clemens. Clemens' insurance company AIG will pay an undisclosed amount to McNamee.
June 21, 2019 - Is inducted into the Pawtucket Red Sox Hall of Fame. Clemens briefly played for the Triple-A team before making his Red Sox debut in 1984.
January 25, 2022 - Clemens falls short of the 75% of votes (65.2%) needed to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his tenth and final year of eligibility.