Please join us in wishing a happy anniversary to the greatest pitching performance in Major League Baseball history. Have there been other shutouts? Well, obviously. And Wood's was neither a no-hitter ...

While we wait for baseball to return, Joe Posnanski will count down his top 60 moments in baseball history — think of it as a companion piece to The Baseball 100 — with a series of essays on the most ...

CHICAGO - MAY 6: Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs pitches during a season game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on May 6, 1998. Kerry Wood struck out 20 batters. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via ...

On May 6th, 1998, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood pitched one of the all-time best games in baseball history, striking out 20 Houston Astros batters while allowing just one hit. Even more impressive, ...

Kerry Wood was the talk of baseball early in 1998, and on a cold, wet day at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs the rookie was on fire, striking out 20 Astros batters in a 2-0 win over Houston.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — It's a moment Chicago Cubs fans of a certain age remember well. Young pitcher Kerry Wood struck out 20 Houston Astros hitters on May 6, 1998. The hard-throwing right-hander was ...

1915 — As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. 1917 — Bob Groom of ...

Detroit — Dave Clark, the Tigers’ first-base coach, and Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell, teammates on the 1998 Houston Astros team, were both watching the replay of Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout game from May ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The German airship Hindenburg, which was ...