Roger Clemens strikeouts 20 batters a second time

On September 18, 1996 — At Tiger Stadium, Roger Clemens, in his final victory, wearing a Red Sox uniform, ties his own record for strikeouts in a game when he strikes out 20 batters in a nine-inning game, going the distance in the team’s 4-0 victory in Detroit. He gave up no walks and 4 hits, baffling the Tigers all night. Travis Fryman went down 4 times and future Player Rep Tony Clark went down 3 times.

the Tigers had 4 man reach second, 2 on steals, 1 on a Wild Pitch, and no one reach 3rd base.

The ‘Rocket’ first achieved the feat a decade earlier on April 29th 1986, against the Mariners.

Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1996 (N) at Tiger Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Clemens (10-12)
LP: Thompson (1-6)

Play by Play

RED SOX 1ST: Frye popped to second; Garciaparra walked;
Garciaparra stole second; Vaughn grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Garciaparra to third]; Canseco grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Higginson grounded out (second to first); Trammell
singled to shortstop; Sierra struck out while Trammell stole
second; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Valentin popped to shortstop; Greenwell struck out;
Pemberton singled to center; Haselman singled to left [Pemberton
to second]; Bragg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Fryman struck out (catcher to first); Nieves was
called out on strikes; Nevin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Frye struck out; Garciaparra flied to center;
Vaughn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Bartee
struck out; Higginson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Canseco flied to right; Valentin singled to center;
Greenwell singled to right [Valentin to second]; Pemberton
doubled to right [Valentin scored, Greenwell scored (error by
Nieves) (no RBI), Pemberton to third]; Haselman singled to right
[Pemberton scored]; Bragg walked [Haselman to second]; Frye
popped to second; Garciaparra struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); Sierra was
called out on strikes; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: NITKOWSKI REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Vaughn
grounded out (third to first); Canseco singled to left; Valentin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Canseco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Fryman was called out on strikes; Nieves struck out;
Nevin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Greenwell singled to right; Pemberton flied to
center; Haselman flied to right; Greenwell stole second; Bragg
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Ausmus singled to left; Ausmus stole second; Bartee
struck out; Higginson struck out; Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Frye walked; Garciaparra walked [Frye to second];
Vaughn singled to left [Frye to third, Garciaparra to second];
SAGER REPLACED NITKOWSKI (PITCHING); Canseco grounded into a
double play (third to catcher) [Vaughn to second, Canseco to
first, Frye out at home, Garciaparra out at third]; Valentin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Sierra grounded out (second to first); Clark struck
out; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers
0.

RED SOX 8TH: Greenwell was called out on strikes; Pemberton
doubled to left; Haselman singled to center [Pemberton scored];
Bragg lined to left; Frye was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: TINSLEY REPLACED GREENWELL (PLAYING CF); BRAGG
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Nieves singled to first; Nevin
singled to center [Nieves to second]; Ausmus was called out on
strikes; HIATT BATTED FOR BARTEE; Hiatt struck out; Higginson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 9TH: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HIGGINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garciaparra grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vaughn flied to left; Canseco struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell popped to first; Sierra singled to center;
Clark flied to left; Clemens threw a wild pitch [Sierra to
second]; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4  11   0    9
 Tigers           0   5   1    5

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