HOU@CHC: Kerry Wood ties ML record with 20 K's
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- 5/6/98: Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood strikes out 20 batters and ties a Major League record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game Check out MLB.com/video for more!About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game over the Internet when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com also provides fans with a stable of Club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, that deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games. Visit MLB.com: mlb.mlb.com Subscribe to MLB.TV: mlb.mlb.tv Download MLB.com At Bat: mlb.mlb.com/mobile/atbat Download MLB.com At The Ballpark: mlb.mlb.com/mobile/attheballpark Play Beat The Streak: mlb.mlb.com/bts Get MLB Tickets: mlb.mlb.com/tickets Get Official MLB Merchandise: mlb.mlb.com/shop Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League, originally founded in 1901, consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals. Subscribe to MLB.com on CZcams for the exclusive and best MLB content: / mlb Join the conversation: Facebook: / mlb Twitter: / mlb Pinterest: / mlbam Instagram: / mlbofficial Tumblr: / mlb Google+: plus.google.com/MLB
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To anyone saying "it's the Astros", I challenge you to look up their record for the 1998 season. They won 102 that year with this lineup, Wood threw one of the most dominating pitching performances of all time. His stuff back then was incredible.
The Astros were 4th in the league in runs scored and 4th in the league in BA
zzyzx0788 Yup 4th out of 14 in the NL. good hitting team
They hit hit hit, that team performed like an all star lineup that year.
Astor’s has a great ball team for the late 90s and throughout the 2000’s.
Bagwell, Alou, and Biggio in their prime.
I've never seen a pitcher that had so much movement on every pitch
Is that good or bad
+Hector Popocateptl that phenomenal
Good if it's the fastball. Bad if it's the curveball because that more than likely led to him eventually blowing out his elbow and needing Tommy John surgery. Many killer curve balls over the years have led to elbow injuries (i.e., Mike Hampton, Tom Gordon) But, before the injury, what a power pitcher he was.
+dsn Knwefbdfa those injuries come from not taking care of ur arm
And legs. When the legs grow tired, the arm overcompensates for the lack of drive from the pushoff of the legs. I'm a former massage therapist and know that lack of treatment of knots in most pitcher's arm muscles and shoulders contributes greatly to the numerous injuries. Knots that don't hurt (aka, the "tired" or "dead" arm) has potential muscle and/or tendon tear written all over it. Whenever I hear a pitcher complain of a tired shoulder, I know a torn rotator cuff is at great risk of happening.
But, the human elbow was not anatomically built to throw a curveball, especially in correspondence with 90-100 mph fastballs mixed in. The ligaments will eventually wear down.
1:24 holy crap what a curveball 😮
1:34?
@@ba4693 2 seamer at 1:34
He had the best curve ball in the game at the time.
Sandy Koufax level
Even when he was old and washed up he still had a great curveball. I saw one in person where he came in relief and the batter almost fell down looking at the curve. That was the nastiest pitch I ever seen live.
Holy shit this kid was 20 years old
Strikeouts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 17, 19, and 20 swing and a miss.
Strikeouts 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 18 caught looking.
Strikeouts 15, and 16 check swing.
This was a good lineup; they hit .280 on the year and won 102 games. Clemens got his 20 against the '86 Mariners (.253 BA, 67 wins) and the '96 Tigers (.256 BA, 53 wins)
2 HOF players in BIggio / Bagwell. Another near hof player in Alou. Howell hit 20 HRS as a part timer that year. Bell ended up 7th in BA that yr. Guietirrez led NL SS in BA and OBP. Very good offensive team, Hou actually was only shut out 3 times that year, twice by the Cubs.
I think Wood's performance is more dominant than Clemens per your reasons. BUT Clemens didn't get to face the pitcher's spot to be fair and had to face the DH. That's impressive by Rocket.
Wood was the most unhittable creature to ever step on the mound in the history of modern baseball that day in my very biased (Cub fan) opinion.
A great memory for this Cub Fan.
Saw it live with my friend. Drinking Old Style and cheering on our Cubs.
When life made sense and Sports were just that. A Sport☆.
I hear you. I used to get bleacher seats, drink 2 Old Styles and eat a hot dog and nachos with jalapeños. Visit the trough when needed. Those were the days.
Overall one the best and most dominating pitching performances in all of baseball. And that '98 Astros team weren't a bunch of scrubs either. They won 102 games that year.
abruzz0 This is when Houston was absolutely STACKED. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Moises Alou, Brad Ausmus... some truly great hitters right there. But, Kerry Wood made them all look like little-leaguers on this day.
+Derek J McKnight I have been an Astros fan since 1986, and never seen a pitcher as dominant as Kerry Wood was that day...Texas born pitchers are some the best lol.....now my Stros are just a few games away from the WS.....would be cool to see a Stros/Cubs ws.
22 Years ago today, crazy. I was just under 3 months old.
Damn! Strike out 19 was so wicked it looks like a computer glitch
2:56
00:50 Bagwell doesn't even bother waiting for the call, he was just like 'yeah, that was just too good'
The movement on those pitches is wicked.
Absolute nastiness!
And he did it against a 102-win team...
+Derek J McKnight What's the name of the stat you're referring to?
+Andy "game score" is the stat
"Game Score is a metric devised by Bill James to determine the strength of a pitcher in any particular baseball game. To determine a starting pitcher's game score:
Start with 50 points.
Add one point for each out recorded, so three points for every complete inning pitched.
Add two points for each inning completed after the fourth.
Add one point for each strikeout.
Subtract two points for each hit allowed.
Subtract four points for each earned run allowed.
Subtract two points for each unearned run allowed.
Subtract one point for each walk."
The highest game score for a nine-inning game in the history of baseball is Kerry Wood's one-hit, no walk, 20-strikeout shutout performance for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on May 6, 1998. His game score was 105 (50 + 27 + 10 + 20 - 2).
The maximum possible game score in a nine-inning game while allowing no baserunners is 114, possible only if a pitcher goes nine innings while striking out every batter he faces and facing three batters per inning. The pitcher receives 50 to begin with, and loses no points because there are no hits, walks, or runs of any kind. He receives 27 points for the 27 outs, and 10 points for five innings completed after the fourth inning, for a total of 87. In this "perfect score" scenario, the pitcher would have to strike out every hitter he faced, netting him an additional 27 points, for a grand total of 114.
They cheated
This was one of the best baseball performances ever. 1:36 was nasty!
Yes indeed, but 2:55 OMG!
Nice - that was exactly the one I thought was deadly as well - brutal 2-seamer grazing the low outside corner. Outstanding
Kevin Hammond That’s not even a two-seamer! His four-seam just had that much natural tail.
Two of those backwards K's were inches outside as everybody probably saw, but talk about in the zone! Those benders were the best I've seen.
Hey dude! Haha
The catcher is totally abusing the fact that the ump is calling outside haha, as he should.
I was at this game, 10 rows back 3rd base, it was an unforgettable performance. The fans were going crazy 😜. He KO’D the side like 4 times, it was the most dominating pitching performance I’ve ever seen. I’ve had sports collectors offer to buy the ticket stubs. My Dad got the tickets from the dealership. What a day!! 😎😆🤗🤪😁😅😊
Wasn't there , never saw him pitch in person but me and my grandfather God rest his soul watched this spectacle together and will never forget it .....the 90s and the MLB was pure magic
Best pitching performance of all time, should have been a no hitter as well!
numb nuts error at 3rd!
Not a no hitter if there was no error wouldve been a perfect game. He had no walks.
i remember listening to this on the radio as my dad picked me up from school. he was freaking out & we heard the last 2 strikeouts in the car. i'll never forget that.
That’s really beautiful... I remember being 14 in Philly when my heart was broken by Joe Carter hitting the walk off in 93... my cop dad was thrilled he didn’t have to work the parade with the Philly drunks... took me 17yrs to realize he was correct
The wrigley faithful were loving it
These Astros were the toughest offensive line up they ever had, and they didn’t cheat. The OG killer bees. Crazy to watch biggio take a swing like that from being so fooled, and then bagwell walking right out the box looking before strike 3 was called. This guy was on another level.
Even Shane Reynolds was hitting, who was a pretty good hitting pitcher. Would have been the best on the team if not for Mike Hampton, one of the best ever.
Alright, I know I'm replying 3 years later or whatever, but literally, there are only 2 Astros left from the 2017 team. Good Lord, son! Can we please let it go? Please??? And I know this is weird, but I happen to be a diehard fan of both the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. I love Astros because I am originally from and mostly grew up in Texas City, Texas, about 45 minutes southeast of Houston. I love the Cubs because my stepdad is a lifelong fan of the Cubs, and he told me all about their history and I started watching them with him, and I was hooked. We really bonded over the 2016 World Series. So, yeah, I love the Cubs, but I wish everybody would lay off Houston. Especially because I'm pretty sure there was speculation that both NYY and LAD were also cheating at curtain points. Idk if that's true or not. But the Astros were just the ones that got caught. Baseball is like... THE cheating sport. It's literally said to be tolerated in baseball. Anyways I just got off on a big ole rabbit trail there. Sorry. LoL.
@@robloxvids2233 For sure on Hampton.
@@user-wt6rm4gi8w I get it man, I’m a lifelong Astros fan. At the time I made the comment, it had just broken. Believe me I’m sick to death of it lol
3-4-5 Guys - Bagwell/Howell/Alou - 0/9 9 K's. Dominance.
I hate to say this, but Wood could've been one of the greatest pitchers ever. He had such wonderful stuff... a huge back of tricks. It makes me tear up to watch him today.
An all-time gem by a guy so young he couldn't legally have a drink to celebrate after.
I was serving in Germany when Wood came up. We, Americans, were enthralled. He was the subject of every sports conversation. Being from the Chicago area he was my guy. I still have ten of his auto rookies.
I watched this game on WGN. I remember it clearly. I watched so much baseball that my daughter thought the word for TV was "baseball". Hey Sonia, want to watch baseball? Then she would point to the TV and would say, "watch baseball." Now, she is in college and has little interest in baseball, but will go to games with me anyway. Ah, for the love of the game...
Thats awesome.
Thats awesome.
Thats awesome.
Thats awesome.
His curveball was great, but that splitter was absolutely wicked. The bottom drops out so quickly on it.
It's more like a slurve than a splitter in this game.
The last second movement on the Two Seam is beautiful.
I was at this game and still have my ticket stub. Me and two other friends were seniors in college and we went to see what all the hype was about with Wood. In line for bleacher tickets and a dude pulls up and gave us free box seats behind the Astros dugout because his friend couldn't go. Definitely the most memorable game I've ever been to. Getting Mark Grace to laugh by yelling that he could join us in the stands because the kid had the game by himself. The rain in the middle innings when everyone was hanging out under the overhang and we stuck it out in the first row. The energy and crowd building up, people leaving to buy the leftover tickets from scalpers outside, the stadium filling up more and more as the game went on. Just an incredible experience.
I still remember this game. Wood shows one of the most impressive performance in mlb history when he was an only rookie. i really miss him and pedro :)
Most dominated pitching performance of all time. Kid was on fire that night1
This was the first game I remember watching as a kid
Wood was the first pro I ever got an autograph from. It was when he dropped down to Iowa for some development before going back to Chicago. Pretty memorable for me.
The fielders must be so bored.
For the first half, then they were cheering
Best seats
Or very exciting
One should know as a child if one played little league that there will be moments on the field when little is going on so one better be ready for a ball hit their way.
Orie was,I still blame him.
If you haven't seen the 45 minute documentary on this masterpiece of a game. Give it a view. So well done.
1:24 ... Dirtiest Curve Ball in the MLB?
I watched this as it happened.....very cool to see. I was on the edge of my seat.
The last two K’s were the most insane lol. Like he was saving that the whole game.
Number 13 was my favourite (about 1:55 in). Jeff Bagwell at his peak (and a monstrous peak it was), and Wood blazes a fastball by him like it was nothing. Bagwell was late on it by a day and a half.
I saw this happen in person. It was mind blowing. You could see the ball MOVE out of the way of the batter's swing. I still get goosebumps when I see this...
Wish they had radar in the video. Looks like he's throwing absolute gas
Absolutely
They said his fast ball was in the 97-98 mph range
20Ks against that lineup is unbelievable.
Just happen to watch this game on the tube that day too even though I been a Sox fan since about 1965. GOTTA be one of the best pitched games in baseball history that wasn't a no-no or perfect game.
I literally got so giddy watching this 😁....not to mention, head to toe chills. Just. Awesome.
it's cool seeing the crowd getting more and more into it as the game rolls on. right around the 7th inning there's a buzz before every pitch, the 8th there's a continuous hum and the 9th everyone's going bonkers
This was easily the best pitched ballgame I have ever seen when you consider that 51 outs were recorded and 30 of them were strikeouts by just two pitchers. Unreal.
Chills. Can't wait for this season.
I remember watching this gane. May be the best pitched game I ever witnessed.
Awesome! I remember this; most dominant pitching performance of all time, certainly in the modern era.
That umpire cracks me up. Cause you know he was having a good time getting to show off his ko calls
1:34 "Got a nice easy delivery" LOL good one
Remember watching this as a kid and was just awe struck at how dominate Wood was that day. It really is one of the best pitching performances of all time
One of the greatest pitching performances ever
I did not know this was when he was a rookie. Wow. I always loved those sinkers. It was the funniest times
17Th anniversary of this amazing game!
The greatest pitching performance in major league history. No pitcher has ever had that kind of command of three different pitches for a complete game at this or any level. Kerry was a shooting star brought down by injuries.
That catcher is old school! Pulling shapes! they had terrific chemistry!
That curve is just filthy. I've never seen a collective of hitters look so mad.
Why is this the Astros audio?? I watched this game as a youth and the WGN crew is the only way to watch this >:(
They cheated to get their audio here
That curve is plain sick.
Thank you Dusty Baker for ruining Wood and Prior.
Slav Dog maddon is the best manager in the national league
Fuck you Dusty. You ruined a dynasty. At least Maddon gave us a ring! #kerry4ever!
Dont forget Matt Clement.
Harry Carrey He got hit in the head though, and Mark Prior unfortunately had some incredibly nad luck.
HabsFanMTL88 It was his delivery that did him in!
What makes it even more amazing is that at least half of the players in that lineup were juicing.
That was great catching as well.
The most dominant pitching performance I ever watched.
Unbelieveable performance.
Amazing pitching performance!
The fact that the ERROR Kevin Orie made at Third wasn't reviewed and revised into a no-hitter is criminal. That was not a hit. One of the most dominant pitching performances of all time. Frankly more impressive than someone who throws a no-hitter who needs 20 defensive gems to happen behind him to get it.
+BassasaurusRex in a time before you could review almost any play thats just how it was, the official scorer felt it was a hit so he made it a hit, back then i think you could only review in very certain situations, like someone slapping the ball out of your glove in a playoff game. even home runs that were touched by fans werent reviewed, like that one yankee home run where it wouldve been at most a double but the kid grabbed it over the wall.
This guy is right. Kerry Wood threw a no hitter that day and thanks to some idiot keeping score it will never be recognized as one
@@themilwaukeebrewerswillnev7545 That was a hit all the way, and Wood knew it.
That mans a beast
I like how when he saw how well Wood was pitching at just 20 years old, the color commentator said, "At 20 I was in college... I had to scrape up money to get a pizza!"
I think it's the best game ever pitched in MLB history per game score. and doing it against probably the best team to not win the WS. that Astros lineup was LOADED and he made them look like little leaguers.
Alex Hayward I could agree but that the 98 Astros were not the best team to not win the World Series. That goes to the 2001 Mariners.
Best team to not win World Series? - 84 Cubs!!....lol...can you tell I'm a Cub fan?...lol....the 2001 Mariners were badass btw....I'm just goofing a bit..
To do that against that Astro team, truly incredible.
Kody Manuel True, the 102 win team that was up there with the Braves as one of the best teams in the NL. Of course, both lost to the 1998 Padres.
That was quite a lineup the Astros had with Alou, Biggio, Bell, Everett, and Bagwell. They won 102 games that year, but that day they were completely dominated except for a cheap infield hit off Kevin Orie's glove.
Biggio, Bell, Bagwell. The killer B’s.
I actually saw this game when it happened. That Astros team was flat out awesome that year. They had five guys that were batting at or near .300. After Bagwell's 2nd strike-out, I remember my dad saying he's going to throw a no hitter. Just because of the umpire's generous strike zone. There were a few called strike-outs that were clearly off the plate, but the pitches were so prodigious; the umpire was like fuck it. I've seen a lot of impressive pitching performances, but nothing will ever approach this. When a pitcher can put together that kind of movement with that much velocity, he become virtually un-hittable.
Astros cheated
Goodness gracious
Better than any no-hitter or perfect game. The most dominating pitching performance I've ever seen
My Kerry Wood jersey will be here later this week.. legend
This in my opinion was the best game ever thrown by any pitcher. Kerry Wood was a beast. His stuff this game just froze batters. Kid K is the best pitcher in Cubs history.
All 20Ks are great but I think this performance is the best considering the ball movement, hits, runs and age. This is the best.
I like the part when they struck out
Hang in there!Cubs on a roll this week sweeping the Sox in dominating fashion and beating up on the first place D-Backs yesterday.They've dug themselves into a hole and now comes the fun part.Getting out!INow that would be special!
Prior had a great season going his second year. He was on first with a ball hit to second base. He ran and tried o get out of the way of the charging second baseman but collided and flipped over him landing on his pitching shoulder. Mark laid on the infield for a while before being helped off the field. The previous season he lost only 1 game after the all star break and during the next season was sensational until the injury. After that he had trouble with legs, achilles and shoulder. That collision cost him everything.
Best pitched game. Movement of the ball was remarkable
greatest pitching performance I've ever seen
That fastball is electric
For those who don't know... this was Kerry Wood's 5th ever Major League game.
I've said it before and I'll say it again... This is the greatest, most dominant, pitching performance of all time. I just love watching this. Wood was untouchable. Just look at those pitches! It's such a shame that his career had to turn out the way it did.
What happened to him
@@supremium6841 injuries
The best pitching performance of all time IMO. Kerry Wood won the 1998 Rookie of the Year Award in the NL, and this 20K complete game shutout was a big reason for that! He had the best pure talent of any pitcher I've ever seen. He was right up there with Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, and Randy Johnson (at the beginning of his career) as far as ace quality stuff! Absolutely amazing and dominating! And the Astros were good in 1998. Bagwell and Biggio are both Hall of Famers now. Well, Wood made them look helpless on this day!
What an unspirited call by the broadcasters
1:33 probably the nastiest 2 seamer ever
Greatest game ever pitched, against a 100 win team as a rookie.
Wow! Really amazing!
The legend of Wood was born that night.I believe he's the only pitcher in MLB history to strike out as many hitters in a game as his age!
I just played against him in tap sports baseball, 313 ovr. Toughest pitcher I ever faced!
0:09 FILTHY drop on that curveball 😦
20 strikeouts...what a gem!!!
In the zone. Ive never seen someone so dialed in.
1998, a great summer of baseball
Kerry had a wide strike zone that day but damn he had some movement on those pitches.
Amazing !!
Not to shabby 💚
That 3rd K on Bagwell looked like it transported instantaneously from Wood's hand to the catcher's glove
this shit always gives me chills