It was just the sixth time any pitcher had struck out. It hasnt settled in, and im still in awe a little bit. Nationals max scherzer strikes out 20 to tie a record. Strikeout nfl, nba, nhl, mlb, mma sports hd streams. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is denoted by k. Through the memories of those who were there, relive the day that a 20yearold kerry wood threw his historic 20 strikeout game. On the rare occasions when hitters have made contact, they havent hit the ball hard. It turns out that they had a couple, including this one based on this picture it looks like woods timing problems havent been fixed. There is no argument from the peanut gallery, no dissent from the contrarians among you.
Unless you happen to live under a rock, you likely know that max scherzer, former diamondback, struck out 20 tigers yesterday. The most incredible part about woods historymaking outing in 1998 is that he was a 20yearold rookie at the time. Cubs pitcher kerry wood strikes out 20 batters and ties a major league record for strikeouts in a. May 6, 1998 didnt seem like a special day in major league baseball. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. In his fifth major league start, he tied the major league record with 20 strikeouts to win the game 20. Kerry wood and ryan dempster reflect on woods 20strikeout performance on may 6. In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strikeout occurs when a batter racks up three strikes during a time at bat. On may 6, 1998, kerry wood joined a list of just one other pitcher at the time, roger clemens, by recording 20 strikeouts in a nineinning game. Cubs pitcher kerry wood strikes out 20 batters and ties a major league record for strikeouts in a nineinning game check out for. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on kerry wood of the chi cubs. Bush one of the great things about baseball is that fans never know when a game they attend might turn into a historic occasion. Wood throws a onehitter, a ricky gutierrez single with the only other.
Bill gullickson and kerry wood are the only rookies to have achieved the feat. Will he be the future author of a childrens book entitled i. Max scherzers 20strikeout game was weirder than any. In total, wood recorded 21 strikeouts in 11 scoreless innings last week, allowing two walks and no runs on seven hits and raising his record to 40 for the season. Kerry wood is retiring, which gives us a great excuse to gawk at his 20strikeout game for the rest of the day. He also posted a game score of 105, which is still the highest recorded for a nineinning start not bad for a kid whose major league resume up until that point consisted of one mediocre start, one good one and two bad ones. List of major league baseball singlegame strikeout leaders. A look back on the fallout from kerry woods 20strikeout. Strikeout definition of strikeout by merriamwebster. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. May 6, 1998 kerry wood in just his 5th major league start strikes out 20 batters in a 20 victory over the astros at wrigley field. Kerry woods 20strikeout outing is the greatest pitching. Kerry wood welcomes max scherzer to the 20strikeout club. Kerry recreation and sports partnership krsp stay tuned.
In his fifth career start, on may 6, he threw a onehit, no walk, 20strikeout shutout against the houston astros, tying roger clemens record for strikeouts in a nineinning game and breaking. Relive the magic of the early may day at wrigley field when 20yearold rookie cubs pitcher kerry wood took the mound and struck out 20. The kerry wood 20 strikeout game was one of the greatest individual performances in baseball history. It is determined by multiplying the number of strikeouts by nine, and dividing by the number of innings pitched. Nationals starter put himself in elite company by throwing for a recordtying 20 strikeouts against the tigers. Along with a plethora of sound effects from cartoons, tv shows and movies, there are many songs that can be used after strikeouts. Thats something ill never forget yu darvish donates profits from youtube channel to honor late brotherinlaw building cubs alltime 26man roster. Max scherzer tied kerry wood and roger clemens major league record of 20 strikeouts in a nineinning game in 2016.
Mlb has uploaded the astros broadcast, but i havent seen the original cubs broadcast, so hopefully. Kerry woods 20 strikeout game it was 15 years ago monday that kerry wood tied the majorleague record with 20 strikeouts in a nineinning game. If you get a strike, that means that your video has been taken down from youtube because a owner sent us a complete and valid legal request asking us to do so. Kerry woods 20strikeout game is the greatest pitching. Outside of the historic performance itself, there are a number of reasons that kerry wood s 20 strikeout game stands out in chicago cubs history. I just heard that kerry wood was starting today for the cubs, so i went to yahoo to see if they had any pictures up yet. The baseball season when strikeouts overtook hits for the first time ever, majorleague batters strike out more often than they record hits, the ultimate distillation of the realities of modern. Wood allowed two hits in five scoreless innings in a 121 win monday against the pirates before holding the rockies scoreless in six innings in a 40 win saturday. Kerry wood 20 strikeout game wgn cubs broadcast youtube. Houston astros 0 at chicago cubs 2, f the most dominating pitching performance of the 1998. The cubs kerry wood, whos only 20, used a searing heater and sharp breaking balls to strike out 20 astros in perhaps the most dominant pitching performance in baseball history. Wood is nl player of the week, with 21 strikeouts in 11.
Kerry wood led the league in most strikeouts per 9 ip in both 1998 and 2003 12. What rushing looks like kerry wood pitching mechanics. No one knows when greatness will appear or in what form it will come in. Its going to be special to strike out that many, regardless of who has done it, he said. Milwaukee reliever josh haders strikeoutrecord chase. Kerry wood has become one of the best and all time. Kerry wood ties major league record with 20 strikeouts this article was written by frederick c. Wood first came to prominence as a 20yearold rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a onehit shutout against the houston astros, which some have argued may be the greatest singlegame pitching. Watch baseballs best season 1, episode 934040 56 98. A look back on the fallout from kerry wood s 20 strikeout game 20 years later. Free mlb baseball player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables.
The kerry wood 20strikeout game was one of the greatest individual performances in baseball history. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Nationals max scherzer strikes out 20 to tie a record washington pitcher max scherzer, facing his former team, tied the nineinning record for strikeouts. Houston astros at chicago cubs box score, may 6, 1998.
Its the 20th anniversary of kerry woods 20strikeout. Scherzer ties mlb record with 20th strikeout youtube. Haders average exit speed allowed sits in the slowest 20 among the 430plus pitchers with at least 25. Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in singleseason marks, but are included in career marks. Wood first came to prominence as a 20yearold rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a onehit shutout against the houston astros, which some have. To qualify, a pitcher must have pitched 1,000 innings, which generally limits the list to starters. Another one bites the dust queen bad day daniel powter. Wood allowed one borderline hit, plunked craig biggio and set a national league record while tying the mlb record with 20 strikeouts. May 11, 1998 kerry wood strikes out diamondbacks in his next start after striking out 20 astros. The 20yearold woods 20 strikeouts tied a major league record set by roger clemens. Chicago cubs rookie pitcher kerry wood threw a 20strikeout, 1hit game. The baseball season when strikeouts overtook hits wsj. On wednesday night, max scherzer of the washington nationals mowed down the detroit tigers lineup for 20 strikeouts.
Although on may, 6th 1998 kerry wood had the most dominant recorded start in mlb history. Strikeout definition is an out in baseball resulting from a batters being charged with three strikes. You will need to edit these to start at the point of relevance. Strikeout watch hd nfl, nba, nhl, mlb, mma, ufc streams for free. The only other game that compares is kerry woods 20. Current cubs closer brandon morrow also came very near to woods outing with a 17strikeout 1hitter against joe maddons tampa bay rays on aug. Kerry lee wood born june 16, 1977 is an american former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in major league baseball mlb for the chicago cubs, cleveland indians, and new york yankees. A strikeout lookingin which the batter does not swing and the third strike is called by the umpireis usually denoted by a. Wood pitched a 20 strike out game, tying the league record. In baseball statistics, strikeouts per nine innings pitched k9, so9, or so9ip is the mean of strikeouts or ks by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. When a owner formally notifies us that you dont have their permission to post their content on the site, we take down your upload to comply with law.