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 ...

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.

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 ...

Chris Perez eager to tackle closing role for Cleveland Indians as Kerry Wood is out 6-8 weeks with muscle strain Updated: Mar. 21, 2010, 7:52 a.m. | Published: Mar. 21, 2010, 6:52 a.m.

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 ...

The Indians have changed directions on Kerry Wood. He's a veteran closer on a rebuilding team and you have to wonder what the future holds for him.

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, ...

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 ...

Somewhere, Ron Santo is beaming. Kerry Wood, a longtime Chicago Cub who never looked right in anyone else's uniform, will reportedly come home to the North Side of Chicago ...

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 ...