It’s been 10 years since Kerry Wood set baseball ablaze with 20 Ks

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He struck out 20 Astros that day - tying Roger Clemens’ record for most K’s in a game - while tossing a one-hit shutout. Monday is the 10th anniversary of that gem, and folks around the game still marvel at what Wood, a rookie making his fifth big-league start, did on May 6, 1998. That day, Billy Williams and Ron Santo, two former Cub greats who were on the team that Sandy Koufax threw a ... [link]

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Kerry Wood 20K: 10 Year Anniversary
Published 5/6/2008 by David Appelman at FanGraphs Baseball
... recaps Kerry Wood’s incredible 20 strikeout performance all the way back on May 6th, 1998. The SportsCenter highlights are a must watch: (hat tip: Baseball Think Factory) ...

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