
| Vol 8, No 164 | June 13, 1791 | Monday Evening |
(2003)
On this date in 2003, former University of Texas great, Roger Clemens, now pitching for the New York Yankees, pitched his 4,000th career strike-out. Only two other pictures in major league history, Steve Carlton, and Nolan Ryan, have reached the 4,000 mark. But Clemens took it one better, recording his 300th win on the same night.
On this date in 1875, Future Governor Miriam Ferguson was born. Widely known as "Ma" Ferguson, she ran for governor in 1924 to clear her husbands name who had been forced from office. She was Texas' first woman Governor.