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- Just imagine a 6' 4", 220-
- pound man hurling a 95-
- mile-per-hour fastball at
- you, and itΓÇÖs pretty easy to
- see why so many batters
- have been struck out by Roger Clemens.
-
- Roger grew up in Texas and had his first
- taste of success when he helped his high
- school team win the state championship.
- He attended college at the University of
- Texas, and led Texas to victory in the 1983
- College World Series by striking out the last
- six batters of the final game.
-
- Drafted by the Boston Red Sox, Roger was
- a major leaguer by 1984. In the 1986
- season, he set a major league record
- by fanning 20 batters in one game. He
-