Wood vs. Wood #340

Last time there was a 3-3 tie. Will this matchup, maybe the best pitching matchup in the series, have a winner? Both pitchers would end up winning the Cy Young the year this card was produced.

The background is blurry on Don Drysdale's card, but I believe the photo was taken at Wrigley Field.  The Hall-of-Famer was an eight-time All Star, the last active Brooklyn Dodger, and helped the Dodgers win three World Series during his fourteen year career. He led the NL in strikeouts three times and in WAR twice. His most famous accomplishment was a 58-inning scoreless streak in 1968. Overall in 518 games, he went 209-166 with 2,486 strikeouts and a 2.95 ERA. After his career he was an announcer. He died in 1993.

Roger Clemens gets a spring training shot. Clemens was a 10-time All Star and a 7-time Cy Young winner who starred for four teams, most notably the Red Sox, for whom he had the most personal success, and the Yankees, with whom he won two World Series. He led the league in wins three times, strikeouts four times, and WAR seven times. Overall in 709 games, he went 354-184 with 4,672 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA. He was famously accused of steroid use in the Mitchell Report, a steroid investigation led by a Red Sox minority owner that predominantly targeted Yankees and Mets. His denials to Congress resulted in six counts of perjury, all of which he was found not guilty. He has never failed a drug test. Today he is active in his foundation, which helps underprivileged children, and still occasionally makes semi-pro pitching appearances, most recently in 2024 at the age of 61 with the Savannah Banans.