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07-14-2003, 03:37 PM
07/14/2003 11:40 AM ET
Clemens added to All-Star team
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- The Rocket will be taking off for Chicago after all.
Roger Clemens was added to the American League All-Star team by Major League Baseball on Monday, giving the future Hall of Famer one last hurrah in the Midsummer Classic.
This is the ninth All-Star selection for Clemens, who turns 41 on Aug. 4, and his second as a member of the New York Yankees. Clemens has represented the Boston Red Sox five times and the Toronto Blue Jays twice.
He is replacing Oakland left-hander Barry Zito, who would not have been available to pitch Tuesday after hurling eight shutout innings Sunday at Baltimore.
The Rocket's last All-Star appearance came in 2001, when he started for the American League. Clemens went 20-3 that season, capturing an unprecedented sixth Cy Young Award.
Clemens, who is planning to retire at the end of the season, has pitched in all but one of his eight previous Midsummer Classics, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. Clemens has started twice, winning his debut in Houston in 1986 with three perfect innings, and tossing two perfect innings in Seattle in 2001. In that start, Clemens became the second-oldest All-Star starter at 39, behind only Warren Spahn, who was 40.
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There was a lot of sentiment for Clemens to make the All-Star team, but neither he nor any of his fellow New York pitchers were named to the AL squad.
This season has been a memorable one for Clemens, who is 8-6 with a 3.68 ERA. On June 13, Clemens defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, to win the 300th game of his career. In the second inning of that game, Clemens struck out Edgar Renteria for his 4,000th career strikeout. Only Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Steve Carlton (4,136) have more Ks than Clemens.
With 301 career wins, Clemens ranks 19th all-time, having passed Hall-of-Famers Lefty Grove and Early Wynn.
In 10 career All-Star innings over seven games, Clemens has allowed three runs on six hits and one walk, striking out five batters.
Among active pitchers, Clemens ranks first in wins, strikeouts (4,037), innings pitched (4,191 2/3), complete games (116) and shutouts (45).
Clemens added to All-Star team
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- The Rocket will be taking off for Chicago after all.
Roger Clemens was added to the American League All-Star team by Major League Baseball on Monday, giving the future Hall of Famer one last hurrah in the Midsummer Classic.
This is the ninth All-Star selection for Clemens, who turns 41 on Aug. 4, and his second as a member of the New York Yankees. Clemens has represented the Boston Red Sox five times and the Toronto Blue Jays twice.
He is replacing Oakland left-hander Barry Zito, who would not have been available to pitch Tuesday after hurling eight shutout innings Sunday at Baltimore.
The Rocket's last All-Star appearance came in 2001, when he started for the American League. Clemens went 20-3 that season, capturing an unprecedented sixth Cy Young Award.
Clemens, who is planning to retire at the end of the season, has pitched in all but one of his eight previous Midsummer Classics, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. Clemens has started twice, winning his debut in Houston in 1986 with three perfect innings, and tossing two perfect innings in Seattle in 2001. In that start, Clemens became the second-oldest All-Star starter at 39, behind only Warren Spahn, who was 40.
2003 All-Star Game information >
There was a lot of sentiment for Clemens to make the All-Star team, but neither he nor any of his fellow New York pitchers were named to the AL squad.
This season has been a memorable one for Clemens, who is 8-6 with a 3.68 ERA. On June 13, Clemens defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, to win the 300th game of his career. In the second inning of that game, Clemens struck out Edgar Renteria for his 4,000th career strikeout. Only Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Steve Carlton (4,136) have more Ks than Clemens.
With 301 career wins, Clemens ranks 19th all-time, having passed Hall-of-Famers Lefty Grove and Early Wynn.
In 10 career All-Star innings over seven games, Clemens has allowed three runs on six hits and one walk, striking out five batters.
Among active pitchers, Clemens ranks first in wins, strikeouts (4,037), innings pitched (4,191 2/3), complete games (116) and shutouts (45).