Roger Clemens inducted into PawSox Hall of Fame
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Roger Clemens only pitched in seven games for the Pawtucket Red Sox during a six-week stopover on his way from the Texas Longhorns to the major leagues.
It made quite an impression.
The Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox inducted Clemens into its hall of fame on Friday night, not so much for what he accomplished in the International League but for a 24-year career in the majors in which he won 354 games and a record seven Cy Young Awards.
“Thanks to you, I made a lot of money, buddy,” former Red Sox manager Joe Morgan, who scouted Clemens and then managed him in Boston, said in a ceremony before the PawSox game against the Indianapolis Indians on Friday night. “The first time I saw Roger down in Texas … I said, ‘This guy’s going to be a big boy in the big leagues.’”