The Rocket withdrew his demand for a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays. The team is thought to be trying to work out a trade anyway, and Clemens' announcement is apparently an effort to simplify that process. The the Toronto Star story for more details.

Expressing disappointment with the direction of the team, Roger Clemens has requested a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays. Jays GM Gord Ash has indicated the team would try to comply within ten days. Read the AP Story for more details.

Roger Clemens was unanimously voted the 1998 American League Cy Young Award winner. This is the fifth Cy Young Award for The Rocket, who also won in 1986, 1987, 1991, and 1997. He is the only pitcher in history to win the award five times.

This was the first unanimous selection since The Rocket's first award in '86, and is just the fourth unanimous vote in AL history.

See the AP Story for more details.

The Rocket closed out his brilliant 1998 season with a no-decision against the Tigers on 9/26. Clemens pitched eight innings giving up four runs on seven his while striking out eleven and walking two. He finished his season on a 15 game winning streak, going unbeaten in his last 22 starts.

Last year The Rocket became the first AL pitcher since 1945 to win the "triple crown of pitching," leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Amazingly he accomplished the feat again this year, tying for the lead in wins (20), leading in ERA (2.65) and strikeouts (271). Clemens joins Lefty Grove as the only pitchers to have won back to back triple crowns, with Grove accomplishing the feat 67 years ago.

The Rocket should be a lock to win the AL Cy Young award, making him the first ever five time winner of the award. His 20-win season also makes him the first pitcher to post five 20-win seasons since the advent of the five man pitching rotation.

Roger Clemens won his 20th game of the year, defeating the Orioles on 9/21. The Rocket dominated the O's, giving up just one run on seven hits over eight innings while striking out 15 and walking three. The win extended Clemens' win streak to 15 straight decisions, the longest streak in the major leagues since 1974.

This is the fifth 20-win season of Clemens' career. In addition to becoming the AL's first 20-game winner, The Rocket improved his league lead in ERA (2.58) and strikeouts (260).

The Rocket tied his own career best with his 14th consecutive winning decision by defeating the Tigers on 9/16. Clemens, struggling with a bruised pitching hand, was remarkable, striking out eleven while giving up just four hits in seven and two thirds innings. He gave up one run and walked four.

The Rocket's eleven Ks moved him past Bob Gibson into 10th place on the career strikeout list. This was the 91st time in his career he's struck out ten or more.

The win ties Clemens with David Cone for most AL victories (19). He continues to lead the league in ERA (2.63) and strikeouts (245).

X-Rays on his hand are negative and an AP story reports that The Rocket will make his next scheduled start on Wednesday.

The Rocket had to leave after just five innings after bruising his hand while barehanding a ground ball in his 9/11 start against the Yankees. Clemens ended up with a no-decision, giving up three runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking one.

The Rocket started well, striking out five in the first two innings without giving up a hit. However in the third he barehanded a ball that came back at the mound. He struggled thereafter, giving up three consecutive hits to start the fourth inning, leading to all three runs. Clemens came out to warm up for the sixth, but did not start the inning.

The Rocket continued to set records while picking up his 18th win of the year in his 9/5 start against the Red Sox. Clemens improved his team record of consecutive wins to 13, and set personal and team records when he ran his scoreless inning streak to 33, before having it broken in the fifth inning.

Overall the Rocket was dominant again, giving up two runs on just three hits while striking out eleven and walking three against his former team. This was the 90th time in his career Clemens has struck out ten or more in a game.

The win ties Clemens with Pedro Martinez and David Cone for the league lead in wins. He improved his league leading ERA to 2.62, and retook the league strikeout lead from Martinez, who now trails the Rocket by eight Ks.

Roger Clemens is on fire. The Rocket hurled his third consecutive shutout, winning for a team record 12th straight time in his 8/30 start against the Twins. Clemens gave up just two hits while walking three and striking out seven.

The win capped a brilliant month of August in which The Rocket was 4-0 in six starts with a 0.90 ERA. He struck out a phenomenal 68 in 50 innings (12.24 K/9IP), while walking just 10 (6.8 K/BB). He closed the month with a streak of 29 scoreless innings.

The Rocket is now solidly in contention for a fifth Cy Young award. He leads the league in ERA and strikeouts, and is second in wins.

The Rocket pitched one of the finest games of his career, throwing his second consecutive shutout and striking out 18 in his 8/25 start against the Royals. Clemens gave up just three hits and walked none in picking up his 16th win of the year.

This was the third highest strikeout total of Clemens' career, behind only his two major-league-record 20 K performances. It was the ninth time he's struck out 15 or more, and the 89th double digit strikeout game of his career.

The Rocket pitched his first shutout of the season and improved to 15-6 in his 8/20 start against the Mariners. The Mariners had roughed Clemens up in their last meeting on 5/18, scoring nine earned runs on ten hits in just five innings. This time around The Rocket dominated them, giving up just three hits while striking out six and walking two. This was the tenth straight winning decision for The Rocket, and the 42nd shutout of his career.

The Rocket set a season high with 15 strikeouts, but ended up with a no-decision in his 8/15 start against the Angels. Clemens gave up two runs on six hits over eight plus innings while walking just one. He left the game with the score tied 2-2 as the Toronto offense failed him for the second straight start, managing just the two runs against a pitcher who entered the game with a 4.22 ERA.

The Rocket ended up with a no-decision in his 8/9 start against the As. Clemens pitched well, giving up two earned runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three. Roger left the game, trailing 3-2, but the Blue Jays scored two runs in the eighth to take him off the hook for the loss.

The Rocket won his ninth straight decision and improved to 14-6 with a dominant performance in his 8/2 start against the Twins. Clemens went eight strong innings, giving up just one earned run on six hits, while walking one and striking out a season-high 14. This was the 87th time in his career that the Rocket has reached double digits in strikeouts.

The Rocket improved to 13-6 on the year with his eighth straight winning decision in his 7/28 start against the Rangers. Clemens struggled early, giving up three runs in the first two innings before settling down and holding the Rangers scoreless over the remainder of his six and two-thirds innings. He gave up seven hits while walking two and striking out four.

The win capped an oustanding July for the Rocket. For the month he went 4-0 in five starts with a 1.73 ERA.

The Rocket won his seventh straight decision, moving to 12-6 on the year in his 7/22 start against the White Sox. In anticipation of a possible start on Sunday against the Red Sox on three days rest, Clemens made an effort to forgo the strikeout and keep his pitch count down. He succeed brilliantly, pitching eight shutout innings, giving up just three hits while throwing only 100 pitches. He walked two and struck out four.

For more speculation about a possible start by the Rocket in Fenway on Sunday, see the stories section.

The Rocket moved to 11-6 on the year with an outstanding win in his 7/17 start against the Yankees. Clemens dominated baseball's best team, giving up just one run on five hits over seven innings. He reached double digits in strikeouts for the third time in four games with ten Ks, and walked two.

The Rocket picked up his tenth win of the year with a strong performance in his 7/12 start against the Tigers. Clemens gave up two runs on five hits in seven and a third innings. He walked three and struck out ten.

Roger Clemens completed the first half of the season with a no-decision in his 7/5 start against the Devil Rays. The Rocket pitched well, giving up just one run on five hits over seven and a third innings. He walked four and struck out seven.

The Rocket's seven Ks gave him 3002 for his career, making him just the 11th player in major league history to reach the 3000 K mark. For the record, the 3000th strikeout came in the third inning against Devil Rays leadoff hitter Randy Winn, on three pitches.

The Rocket pitched his second complete game of the year and improved his record to 9-6 with a win in his 6/30 start against the Mets. Clemens gave up three runs on six hits, walked one and struck out a season-high eleven.

This was the 111th complete game of Roger's career. His eleven Ks gave him 2995 for his career, putting the 3000 milestone well within his reach for his July 5th start against the Devil Rays.

Roger Clemens picked up his eighth win of the year despite a disastrous collapse in the eighth inning in his 6/24 start against the Expos. The Rocket had given up two runs through seven innings when he started the eighth and gave up a single, a homerun, a double, and another single before being lifted without retiring a batter in the inning. Fortunately the bullpen closed the door on the rally and the Blue Jays' excellent run support were enough to get Clemens the win.

His final line was five earned runs on a season high twelve hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

The Rocket continued to struggle with his control and ended up with his second no-decision of the year in his 6/19 start against the Orioles. Clemens gave up three earned runs on seven hits over just five innings. He struck out eight, but walked four, including three straight batters in the third inning, which walked in a run. He also gave up solo home runs to Brady Anderson and Cal Ripken, Jr.

The Rocket struggled but got some help from his teammates in picking up his seventh win of the season in his 6/14 start against the Orioles. Clemens gave up four runs on six hits over five and a third innings. He was lifted in the sixth after walking his fifth batter of the night. He struck out three.

Roger Clemens had his first no decision of the year in his 6/8 start against the Marlins. The Rocket gave up three runs on seven his over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three.

Clemens was in trouble early, giving up all three of his runs in the first inning. After escaping another jam in the second he had thrown 54 pitches and given up five hits through two innings. The Rocket settled down after that, however, giving up just two hits and needing just 54 pitches to get through the next five innings. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the Jays' half of the eighth inning (Clemens was 0-2 at the plate).

The Rocket pitched his best game of the year, defeating the Tigers on 6/3. Clemens had his first complete game of the year, yielding one run on just four hits. He set a season high with ten strikeouts and set a season low with no walks. He needed just 113 pitches to complete the game, and during one stretch retired 14 straight batters.

This was The Rocket's 110th complete game of his career.

The Rocket fell to 5-6 on the year after a hard-fought loss to the Indians on 5/29. Clemens pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on seven hits while walking four and striking out nine for the second straight start.

Clemens gave up a two-run homer to Jim Thome in the first, then held the Indians scoreless until the sixth when they scored on a single and again on a fielders choice. The Toronto offense was never able to get over the hump as The Rocket left after seven, trailing 4-3. Clemens left the game in impressive fashion, striking out Cleveland's 3-4-5 hitters, Justice, Thome, and Ramirez in the seventh.

The Rocket returned to form and evened his record at 5-5 with his 5/23 win over the Indians. Clemens pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on three hits while walking three and tying a season high with nine strikeouts.

The Rocket had one of the worst outings of his career in his 5/18 loss against the Mariners. Clemens pitched five innings, giving up nine earned runs (tying a career high) on ten hits. He walked three and struck out five. Ken Griffey Jr. homered off of Clemens in the fourth innings, breaking the Rocket's major-league-best 52 inning homerless streak.

The Rocket took a tough-luck loss to drop to 4-4 on the year in his 5/13 start against the A s. Clemens pitched a season high eight innings, giving up four runs (just one earned) on four hits, while striking out nine and walking six. He entered the eighth inning with the score tied 1-1, but his own error led to three unearned runs. The Rocket had his scoreless inning streak snapped at 20 when the A s scored one run in the third inning.

Roger Clemens improved his record to 4-3 with another outstanding performance in his 5/7 win over the Mariners. The Rocket pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up seven hits, while striking out six and walking three. He extended his scoreless inning streak to 18.

The Rocket took a no hitter into the seventh inning en route to his win over the As on 5/2. Clemens pitched seven innings, giving up just one hit, a seventh-inning leadoff single to Ben Grieve. He allowed no runs while striking out seven and walking two.

The Rocket fell to 2-3 after a hard luck loss to the Yankees on 4/27. Clemens pitched seven good innings, giving up one run on just three hits while walking six and striking out eight.

Clemens fell into second and third, nobody out jams in both the second and third innings, and pitched brilliantly to get out of them, giving up just a sacrifice fly to hold the Yankees to one run. However the Blue Jays offense was shut out by the Yankees staff, despite getting nine hits off of them.

The Rocket's eight Ks gave him 2906 for his career and moved him into 11th place on the all-time list.

Roger Clemens dropped to 2-2 on the year after a tough start on 4/22 against the Yankees. The Rocket went six and two-thirds innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out six and walking two.

Clemens entered the sixth inning trailing 2-0 when the Blue Jays' defense let him down, making two errors in the inning leading to three unearned runs and forcing Clemens to throw 27 pitches in the inning.

Roger Clemens returned from injury in strong fashion, picking up his second win of the year in his 4/17 start against the White Sox. The Rocket went six and two-thirds innings, giving up five hits and one run. He struck out seven and walked two.

Roger Clemens will miss his regularly scheduled start against Texas on 4/12 due to the groin injury he suffered in his 4/7 start against the Twins. The Rocket is expected to rejoin the pitching rotation in his following scheduled start on Friday 4/17. NandoNet has the AP story.

Roger Clemens had the shortest start of his career, exiting after just seven pitches in his 4/7 start against the Twins. The Rocket walked the first hitter he faced on five pitches, then threw two balls to the next batter before leaving the game with a mild groin strain. His status is listed as day to day.

The second batter ended up walking, so when both players scored the runs were charged to Clemens and he also received the loss, dropping him to 1-1 on the year.

Roger Clemens won the Blue Jays season opener, defeating the Minnesota Twins 3-2. The Rocket gave up one run on two hits over seven innings, striking out three and walking three.