#22 william roger clemens | p

2000 highlights:
was 13-8, 3.70 in 32gs...the yankees were 20-12 in games he started...is tied for 34th place with ted lyons on the all-time win list with 260 (entered the season tied for 40th place)...ranks eith on all-time strike out list with 3,505...now trails walter johnson by 5 for 7th place...with his win vs. kc on 4/14, tied vic willis for 39th place on the all-time list with 248...recorded 9 strikeouts in 4/24 loss vs. minn. and moved into sole possession of 8th place on the all-time strikeout list with 3,344...moved into sole possession of 39th place on the all-time wins list with win vs. toronto on 4/30 (his 249th)...became the 39th pitcher to reach the 250 win plateau with 3-1 victory vs. baltimore on 5/6...recorded his shortest outing of the season in 5/12 loss at detroit...tied bob gibson for 38th place on the all-time list with 5/17 win vs. chicago white sox...on 5/28 vs. boston red sox- and pedro martinez- at yankee stadium, recorded the complete-gane loss in a 2-0 red sox win...allowed two-out, two-run hr to trot nixon in 9th inning...recorded season high 13 strikeouts for 95th career 10k game (4th on all-time list)...was placed on 15 day disabled list on 6/15 with a strained right groin...moved past bob gibson in 7/2 win at tampa bay for sole possession of 38th place on all-time list (with 252 career wins)...tied carl hubbell on all-time wins list (253, 37th place) with 7/8 win vs. mets...passed carl hubbell and tied red faber and jack morris for 37th place on all-time list with 7/14 win vs. florida...on 7/19 vs. detroit recorded the win in 9-1 yankees victory...the win was his 4th straight, the win was his 255th of his career moving him into sole possession of 35th place on all-time list, also marked 19th time in his career that h recorded double-digit strikeouts without allowing a walk (it was the 96th time in his career he recorded 10 or more strikeouts) leaving him one behind sandy koufax who is in third place on the all-time list...was named american league pitcher of the month for july for 12th time in his career...on 8/28 at seattle recorded the win, his 7th straight, in 9-1 yankees victory, won 7 straight decisions in one season for the first time since 1998 (with toronto) when he won 15 straights en route to an al record 20 straight over 2 seasons...with his 7 strikeouts the 38 year old reached the 150k mark for the 5th straight season (14th time in career) making him the oldest yankee to fan 150 batters in a season (allie reynolds was 37 when he whiffed 160 hitters in 1952) recorded his first loss since being reinstated from the disabled list (on 7/2) on 9/18 vs. cleveland in a 2-0 indians\ win his 5 walks equaled a season high (fifth time) had won 9 straight descisions in 1 season for the first time since 1998 (with toronto) when he won 15 straight en route to al record 20 straight over 2 seasons...left the game on 9/23 vs. detroit with a bruised right hamstring and recorded no decision in a 13-8 yankees win...his 5th inning strikeout of dean palmer was the 3,500th of his career...the grand slam by billy mcmillon in the 5th inning was the 2nd allowed by clemens in 2000 (also mets mike piazza on 6/9) but only the third of his career (also kc\s gary gaetti on 9/5/93 at boston)

personal:
graduated from spring woods h.s. (tx) in 1980...played first base and pitched in high school and legion ball...was all-state in baseball while in high school...helped legion team win the state championship in 1979...won three letters as a football defensive end and two more as a basketball center...made all-district in football...received all-american honors at san jacinto junior college (tx) in 1981...went 25-7 in two years (1982-83) at the university of texas with 241 strikeouts in 275.0 innings...received all-american honors in both years at texas...was the winning pitcher in the final game of the 1983 college world series as texas beat alabama, 4-3...in february 1993, he became the first university of texas baseball alumnus to have his number (21) retired...began a ticket purchase program in 1987 for youngsters under the direction of the boys and girls clubs of boston...was very active in the red sox charitable programs, including the jimmy fund (cancer research for children) and homeless projects...was active in blue jay charities, including the creation of the "k for kids" program.