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Clemens thereby ties Grover Cleveland Alexander – who threw his last big-league pitch in 1930 – for third place on the all-time list for most games above .500. Only two pitchers who retired well before Alexander stand ahead of Clemens: Cy Young (511-315), 196 games above .500; and Christy Mathewson (373-188), 185 games above the break-even mark.

Clemens went only five innings in the victory – only the sixth of his 332 career wins to which he took the "five-and-fly" route.

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