Roger Clemens in tournament games 7 ... and a game 5.

Roger Clemens pitched an astonishing 199 post season innings (ERA 3.75) in 34 starts, plus the final three innings of a 2005 NLDS 18 inning game for Houston against Atlanta. Here are all 35 appearances followed by the repeating of the four games 7 of series that Clemens started ... plus a game 5 of a 5 game series.

Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	Pit
1	1986	ALCS g1	Oct 7	BOS		CAL	L,1-8	GS-8	L(0-1)	99	7.1	10	8	7	3	5	0	0	8.59	36	142
2	1986	ALCS g4	Oct 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS-9		3	8.1	8	3	3	3	9	1	0	5.74	35	134
3	1986	ALCS g7	Oct 15	BOS		CAL	W,8-1	GS-8	W(1-1)	3	7	4	1	1	1	3	0	2	4.37	28	92
4	1986	WS g2	Oct 19	BOS	@	NYM	W,9-3	GS-5		3	4.1	5	3	3	4	3	0	0	4.67	21	82
5	1986	WS g6	Oct 25	BOS	@	NYM	L,5-6	GS-7		5	7	4	2	1	2	8	0	0	3.97	26	134
6	1988	ALCS g2	Oct 6	BOS		OAK	L,3-4	GS-7		99	7	6	3	3	0	8	1	0	3.86	26	110
7	1990	ALCS g1	Oct 6	BOS		OAK	L,1-9	GS-6		99	6	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	24	97
8	1990	ALCS g4	Oct 10	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS-2	L(0-1)	3	1.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.52	8	38
9	1995	ALDS g1	Oct 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-7		99	7	5	3	3	1	5	0	0	3.86	27	103
10	1999	ALDS g3	Oct 9	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-0	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	26
11	1999	ALCS g3	Oct 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-13	GS-3	L(1-1)	6	2	6	5	5	2	2	1	0	5	15
12	1999	WS g4	Oct 27	NYY		ATL	W,4-1	GS-8	W(2-1)	10	7.2	4	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.24	28
13	2000	ALDS g1	Oct 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6	7	4	4	4	5	0	0	6	27	111
14	2000	ALDS g4	Oct 7	NYY		OAK	L,1-11	GS-6	L(0-2)	3	5	6	6	6	4	5	1	0	8.18	25	93
15	2000	ALCS g4	Oct 14	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-0	SHO	W(1-2)	6	9	1	0	0	2	15	0	0	4.5	30	138
16	2000	WS g2	Oct 22	NYY		NYM	W,6-5	GS-8	W(2-2)	7	8	2	0	0	0	9	0	1	3.21	28	112
17	2001	ALDS g1	Oct 10	NYY		OAK	L,3-5	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4	4	2	2	3	1	1	1	4.5	21	82
18	2001	ALDS g5	Oct 15	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	GS-5		4	4.1	5	3	3	1	5	0	1	5.4	20	90
19	2001	ALCS g4	Oct 21	NYY		SEA	W,3-1	GS-5		5	5	1	0	0	4	7	0	0	3.38	20	89
20	2001	WS g3	Oct 30	NYY		ARI	W,2-1	GS-7	W(1-1)	8	7	3	1	1	3	9	0	1	2.66	27	109
21	2001	WS g7	Nov 4	NYY	@	ARI	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.1	7	1	1	1	10	0	0	2.36	28	114
22	2002	ALDS g1	Oct 1	NYY		ANA	W,8-5	GS-6		99	5.2	8	4	4	3	5	1	0	6.35	27	113
23	2003	ALDS g3	Oct 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-1	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	1.29	27	99
24	2003	ALCS g3	Oct 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-6	W(2-0)	6	6	5	2	2	1	7	0	0	2.08	22	96
25	2003	ALCS g7	Oct 16	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS-4		4	3	6	4	3	1	1	2	0	3.38	17	65
26	2003	WS g4	Oct 22	NYY	@	FLA	L,3-4	GS-7		5	7	8	3	3	0	5	1	0	3.52	29	109
27	2004	NLDS g1	Oct 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-3	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7	6	3	2	6	7	1	0	2.57	34	117
28	2004	NLDS g4	Oct 10	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	GS-5		3	5	6	2	2	2	5	0	0	3	21	87
29	2004	NLCS g3	Oct 16	HOU		STL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(2-0)	5	7	4	2	2	2	7	2	0	2.84	27	116
30	2004	NLCS g7	Oct 21	HOU	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-6	L(2-1)	4	6	6	4	4	0	2	1	0	3.6	23	90
31	2005	NLDS g2	Oct 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	5	6	5	5	3	2	1	0	9	24	92
32	2005	NLDS g4	Oct 9	HOU		ATL	W,7-6	16-GF(18)	W(1-1)	2	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.63	11	44
33	2005	NLCS g3	Oct 15	HOU		STL	W,4-3	GS-6	W(2-1)	5	6	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.5	26	97
34	2005	WS g1	Oct 22	HOU	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-2		6	2	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	5.63	10	54
35	2007	ALDS g3	Oct 7	NYY		CLE	W,8-4	GS-3		99	2.1	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	11.57	13	59
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	Pit
3	1986	ALCS g7	Oct 15	BOS		CAL	W,8-1	GS-8	W(1-1)	3	7	4	1	1	1	3	0	2	4.37	28	92
18	2001	ALDS g5	Oct 15	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	GS-5		4	4.1	5	3	3	1	5	0	1	5.4	20	90
21	2001	WS g7	Nov 4	NYY	@	ARI	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.1	7	1	1	1	10	0	0	2.36	28	114
25	2003	ALCS g7	Oct 16	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS-4		4	3	6	4	3	1	1	2	0	3.38	17	65
30	2004	NLCS g7	Oct 21	HOU	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-6	L(2-1)	4	6	6	4	4	0	2	1	0	3.6	23	90

Clemens pitched well in the first of these five games, way back in 1986 with the Boston Red Sox when Clemens was AL MVP and Cy Young winner: 24-4 (.857), 2.48 ERA, 169 ERA+, 254 Innings. Clemens turned 24 August 4, 1986. Red Sox lost the 1986 World Series to the Mets ... in 7 games.

Fifteen years later at age 39 in 2001 Clemens was 20-3 (.870), 220 Innings. Clemens pitched two ultimate deciding games in 2001 for the Yankees:
ALDS: terrible; the Yankees won in spite of Clemens.
WS: Clemens pitched very well but Mariano Rivera had the biggest blown save in MLB history in the 9th inning of game 7 and also lost the game.

Two years later at age 41 Clemens failed against Boston but the Yankees bailed him out, winning the 2003 pennant in 11 innings on the dramatic walk off home run by Aaron Boone, who now manages the Yankees. Rivera pitched innings 9,10,11 and saved the game. Clemens was 17-9, 211 Innings in 2003.

Finally at age 42 and now pitching for Houston, Clemens failed yet again but this time his team could not bail him out. The Astros lost the 2004 NL pennant to the St. Louis Cardinals who ironically were swept in four games in the 2004 World Series to the original team of Roger Clemens: the Boston Red Sox who won the WS for the first time since their pitching hero was Babe Ruth (2-0 v. Cubs) back in 1918, year of the "Spanish flu" pandemic. Clemens in 2004: 18-4 (.818), 214 Innings.

See the previous post:

World Series pitchers STARTING more than one game 7: Gibson, Burdette ... Larsen. Monday, April 6, 2020