Kerry Wood and ‘the greatest game ever pitched’: The oral history of May 6, 1998, at Wrigley Field By Dan Wiederer May 1, 2018 On May 6, 1998, Astros outfielder Derek Bell woke up as the ...

Sports; An emotional farewell: Cubs' Kerry Wood gets one last strikeout, then announces retirement. Published: May. 18, 2012, 11:44 p.m. May. 18, 2012, 11:44 p.m.

Wood’s 20-strikeout game earned him a 105, the highest score ever for a nine-inning game. By comparison, Max Scherzer’s 17-stirkeout no-hitter against the Mets in 2015 produced a game score of ...

Wood’s unrealistic expectations in Chicago were manufactured on May 6, 1998, during a 20-strikeout game against the Houston Astros. But his future — at least until now — was shaped during a ...

Kerry Wood had struck out 20 batters. He was 20 years old, making his fifth career major league start for the Chicago Cubs , and he had just blown away the Houston Astros , one of the best hitting ...

The Kerry Wood 20-strikeout game was one of the greatest individual performances in baseball history. There is no argument from the peanut gallery, no dissent from the contrarians among you.

CHICAGO -- You shouldn't be surprised Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood struck out the first batter he faced in the major leagues. It was Mark Grudzielanek, then of the Montreal Expos. Fourteen ...

Cubs rookie fireballer Kerry Wood burst onto the scene with a 20-strikeout performance against the Houston Astros in 1998, which might still be the most dominant pitching performance in baseball ...

Wood Back in Playoffs as a Different Pitcher in a New Town. Share full article. By Ben Shpigel. Sept. 30, 2010; TORONTO Any baseball fan worth his or her Cracker Jack can recite the essentials ...

Kerry Wood Cubs Field is the first diamond on the North Side to meet Illinois High School Association standards. Wood says when he learned about the lack of facilities in the city, ...

Kerry Wood strikes out 20 May 6, 1998. Kerry Wood’s story, we have been told, is one of lost promise, a story of what might have been. It’s a sad but common story in baseball.

Kerry Wood and ‘the greatest game ever pitched’: The oral history of May 6, 1998, at Wrigley Field By Dan Wiederer May 1, 2018 On May 6, 1998, Astros outfielder Derek Bell woke up as the ...