Question 1

True or false: Clemens never won a World Series ring during his MLB career.

Accepted Answer

False. He won two World Series rings with the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000, though his 2000 title was controversial.

Question 2

True or false: Clemens was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Accepted Answer

False. Despite his stats, Clemens has never been elected due to PED allegations, falling short of the 75% threshold.

Question 3

True or false: Clemens never played for a team outside of the American League.

Accepted Answer

False. He pitched for the Houston Astros (National League) from 2004 to 2006, winning a Cy Young there in 2004.

Question 4

True or false: Roger Clemens once struck out 20 batters in a nine-inning game, a feat he accomplished twice.

Accepted Answer

True. Clemens is the only pitcher in MLB history to record two 20-strikeout games, doing so in 1986 and 1996.

Question 5

True or false: Clemens played college baseball at the University of Texas and won a College World Series title.

Accepted Answer

True. He led the Texas Longhorns to the 1983 College World Series championship, earning All-American honors.

Question 6

True or false: Clemens won the Cy Young Award seven times, the most of any pitcher.

Accepted Answer

True. He won seven Cy Youngs, tying with Randy Johnson for the most in MLB history, though some argue about era adjustments.

Question 7

True or false: Clemens’s 4,672 career strikeouts rank him third all-time, behind only Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson.

Accepted Answer

True. He sits third on the all-time strikeout list with 4,672, trailing Ryan (5,714) and Johnson (4,875).

Question 8

True or false: Clemens once threw a pitch that hit a batter, then challenged the entire opposing team to a fight.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a myth exaggerated from his 2000 World Series incident with Mike Piazza; he threw a broken bat piece, not a challenge.

Roger Clemens Trivia Questions