[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 280 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 280

 Congratulating Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees for pitching 300 
                           major league wins.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2003

 Mr. Sweeney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees for pitching 300 
                           major league wins.

Whereas Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees pitched a winning game Friday, 
        June 13, 2003, against the Saint Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium;
Whereas this win was the 300th of his career, making Roger Clemens only the 21st 
        player in major league history to reach this mark, making him only the 
        5th 300-game winner in the 103-year history of the American League;
Whereas Roger Clemens' achievement is one of the most impressive and difficult 
        to accomplish in baseball history, placing him in the very select 
        company of the greatest pitchers of all time;
Whereas from his first win against the Minnesota Twins in 1984 to today, Roger 
        Clemens has awed us with his ability and athletic prowess on the field 
        and his dignity and selflessness off the field;
Whereas Roger Clemens has showed us how powerful the combination of passion, 
        discipline and desire can be, by winning the coveted Cy Young award an 
        unprecedented 6 times;
Whereas throughout his record-breaking career Roger Clemens has embodied the 
        talent, exuberance, team spirit, and determination that Americans 
        associate with the very best qualities of sports and athletic 
        competition;
Whereas throughout the intense media scrutiny and public attention that has 
        accompanied his historic career, Roger Clemens has consistently 
        conducted himself with modesty and humility that has been an inspiration 
        to all Americans; and
Whereas Roger Clemens also accomplished another amazing feat Friday, June 13, 
        2003, striking out the 4,000th batter of his career--only Nolan Ryan and 
        Steve Carlton have more strikeouts than Roger Clemens, who had 10 on 
        that night: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and 
commends Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees for his amazing 
accomplishment and for letting us dream as big as our hearts will 
allow, and thanks him for being a role model and an inspiration.
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