It was the most masterful ever if you go by his game score of 105. Wood was undaunted and turned in a masterful outing. 792 OPS in '98 and was fronted by the Killer Bs, second baseman Craig Biggio and first baseman Jeff Bagwell. It was nearly a 20-strikeout no-hitter.Īnd Wood, then a 20-year-old rookie making his fifth big league start, did it against a Houston lineup that ranked third in the NL with a. On May 6, 1998, Wood allowed no runs, no walks, one hit batter and one hit on a grounder to the left side by Astros shortstop Ricky Gutierrez that could have been ruled an error. Rymer recently made the case for Chicago Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout effort against the Houston Astros as the greatest pitching performance in MLB history. Johnson took the no-decision and an undeserved asterisk on his 20-strikeout gem.īleacher Report's Zachary D. He'd thrown 124 pitches.Īrizona went on to win, 4-3 in 11 innings, but the game was counted as an extra-inning affair. The D-backs managed to score only once in regulation, and Johnson exited after the ninth with the score tied 1-1.
Johnson's lone run, surrendered on a single by Ruben Rivera in the fifth inning, denied him an official place in the nine-inning, 20 K club. The Reds weren't a powerhouse that year, but they featured some more-than-competent hitters, including third baseman Aaron Boone (.834 OPS) and a 31-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. Yet Johnson was indeed dazzling on May 8 when he mowed down 20 Cincinnati Reds hitters while allowing three hits, no walks and one run. So the Big Unit's 20-strikeout performance in '01 can almost get lost in the shuffle. Randy Johnson won the National League Cy Young Award and was co-MVP of the World Series next to fellow ace Curt Schilling with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. "To go 16 innings? Come on, man," Orioles left fielder Boog Powell, part of a solid O's lineup that also included future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson, recalled, per ESPN's Doug Williams. Eight of his Ks came after the ninth inning, which makes the feat both more and less impressive, depending on whether you prefer dominance or stamina. And, of course, he spread his strikeouts over an extra seven frames. Yet the 27-year-old journeyman put it all together for one game, striking out 21 batters in 16 innings as Washington prevailed, 2-1.Ĭheney also surrendered 10 hits and walked four.
12, 1962, however, he made major league strikeout history with the Washington Senators.įacing the Baltimore Orioles on the road, Cheney entered the game with a 5-8 record and had struggled with his control. In 466 career innings spread over eight big league seasons, right-hander Tom Cheney averaged a modest 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
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