Clemens In Trenton: By The Numbers
by Mike Ashmore

0 - Amount of empty seats.

1 - Batters that Clemens hit; he drilled John Otness with an inside fastball in the sixth.

2 - Standing ovations that Clemens left to; once after the fifth and then again after he left with one out in the sixth.

3 - Pitches it took for Clemens to fire his first strike.

7 - How many batters it took before Clemens recorded his first strikeout, getting Scott Youngbauer swinging in the second inning.

7 - The amount of Cy Young Awards that Clemens has won, more than anyone in history.

7:09 - When Clemens fired his first pitch.

10 - The amount of extra security guards hired by the Thunder for the event, doubling the usual number.

14 - The amount of cameras filming the post game press conference.

24 - The amount of Major Leaguers the Thunder have had come down for rehab assignments or "tune-ups", including 17 since they switched to a Yankees affiliate in 2003.

30 - How many pitches it took Clemens to escape the first inning, where he walked three and threw a wild pitch.

46 - The number catcher P.J. Pilittere was forced to switch to, having given up his customary "22" to Clemens.

80 - Pitch count Clemens was supposed to be kept on for the game.

90 - The amount of minutes by which the gates were opened early. Gates usually open an hour before game time, in this case fans were let in at 4:30 for the 7 o'clock start.

102 - Pitches that Clemens actually ended up throwing.

125 - According to media relations director Bill Cook, the approximate amount of credentials that were issued for the event.

207 - The amount of minor league strikeouts Clemens has after he whiffed five Portland batters on Wednesday.

800 - The amount of dollars that four tickets for the game were going for on eBay the day of the game.

1,000 - The amount of money that Dairy Queen donated to charity for every Clemens strikeout.

2,000 - The amount of fans that received a Freddy Sanchez bobblehead upon entrance.

4,604 - Clemens' Major League strikeout total, second in history only to Nolan Ryan.

4,913 - The average attendance at Waterfront Park in 2007 entering Clemens' start.

6,440 - The advertised seating capacity at Waterfront Park.

8,729 - The Thunder's old attendance record, set on May 10, 2003 against New Haven during Derek Jeter's five-game rehab assignment.

9,134 - And the new attendance record, set Wednesday.

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