Ten years after The Rocket became the first Major League player in history to strikeout twenty batters during a nine-inning game, he tied his own record against the Detroit Tigers on September 18, 1996.

MLB strikeout records set by pitchers including career strikeouts, single season strikeouts and strikeouts in a game records, research by Baseball Almanac.

20 - Roger Clemens was the first pitcher in Major League history to strikeout twenty batters in a nine-inning game when he mowed down twenty Seattle Mariners on April 29, 1986.

This Roger Clemens baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that Roger Clemens has appeared on, in chronological order. Visit the card to see the entire set.

Roger Clemens appeared in 21 Major League games during the 1984 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Clemens appeared in, specifically relating to his 1984 …

The Boston Red Sox franchise leaders for strikeouts in a single season are presented below in order, from the most strikeouts in team history during a season, all the way through the twenty-fifth.

The Boston Red Sox all-time franchise leaders for strikeouts in a career are presented below in order, from the most strikeouts in team history, all the way through the twenty-fifth.

Consecutive HITLESS Innings Pitched Record: Johnny Vander Meer, during his back-to-back no-hitters, set the National League record for consecutive hitless innings with twenty-one and two-thirds (21.2). …

On April 29, 1986 Roger Clemens struck out twenty Seattle Mariners batters and set a new Major League record for strikeouts in nine-inning game. Did you know that record (19) was held by Steve …

During that decade (1990s), Coney mowed down 1,928 batters, the second highest total by a right-handed pitcher (Roger Clemens had 2,101 strikeouts from 1990 through 1999), and the third highest …