May 6, 1998. Kerry Wood ties the major league strike out record by fanning 20 Houston Astros in a 2-0 one-hit victory. The 20 strikeouts is a new National League record with the previous being 19 by Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver. He ties Roger Clemens with 20 strikeouts.
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Friday, May 6, 2016
Kerry Wood's Whiffs 20 Astros
May 6, 1998. Kerry Wood ties the major league strike out record by fanning 20 Houston Astros in a 2-0 one-hit victory. The 20 strikeouts is a new National League record with the previous being 19 by Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver. He ties Roger Clemens with 20 strikeouts.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Steve Carlton Registers 3,000th Strike
April 29, 1981, Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies strikes out his 3,000th hitter. Tim Wallach is the victim in a 6-2 Phillies win at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. He becomes the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to accomplish the feat, and is the first southpaw to do so.
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