Editing Roger Clemens (section)

===Drafts and minor leagues===
The [[New York Mets]] selected Clemens in the 12th round of the [[1981 Major League Baseball draft]], however, he did not sign.<ref>[[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19860715&id=XXdIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aWADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6739,6041153 "The one the Mets lost: Roger Clemens rejected N.Y. offer for college career."] ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', July 15, 1986. [[Google News Archives]]. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref> Clemens was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the [[1983 Major League Baseball draft|1983 MLB draft]] by the [[Boston Red Sox]] and quickly rose through the minor league system. In 1983, Clemens pitched for two different teams in two different leagues and at two different levels. He pitched for the A-ball [[Winter Haven Red Sox]] of the [[Florida State League]] and the AA [[New Britain Red Sox]] of the [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]]. Clemens started all four games he played with Winter Haven, pitched three [[complete game]]s with one [[shutout (baseball)|shutout]] and allowed no [[home run]]s. He posted a 3–1 win–loss record, a 1.24 [[earned run average]], [[strikeout|struck out]] 36 batters in 29 [[innings pitched]] and his [[walks plus hits per inning pitched]] was 0.759. Clemens started all seven games he played with New Britain and pitched one complete game shutout and allowed one home run. He posted a 4–1 win–loss record, a 1.38 earned run average, struck out 59 batters in 52 innings pitched and his walks and hits per innings pitched was 0.827. His combined minor league totals in 1983 included starting all 11 games he played and pitched four complete games with two shutouts and only one home run allowed. He posted a 7–2 win–loss record, a 1.33 earned run average, struck out 95 batters in 81 innings pitched and his walks and hits per innings pitched was 0.802.

Clemens started the 1984 season with AAA [[Pawtucket Red Sox]] of the [[International League]]. In seven games, he started six of them, pitching three complete games with one shutout. Despite posting a 2–3 win–loss record and walks and hits per innings pitched of 1.136, his earned run average was 1.93, and he struck out 50 batters in {{frac|46|2|3}} innings pitched.