Clemens Honored as AL MVP

Roger Clemens, whose 24-4 record led the Boston Red Sox into the World Series, today was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player, the first starting pitcher to win the award in 15 years.

Clemens, who earlier won the AL Cy Young Award, gained his first MVP award over 1985 winner Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees and Boston teammate Jim Rice. The vote was conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Assn. of America, and made Clemens the first starting pitcher to take the MVP since Vida Blue won the award for the Oakland A’s in 1971.