Baseball remembers Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout masterpiece, but his next start may have been just as remarkable in its own way. By the final out, the Cubs rookie had eclipsed an incredible group of strikeout legends while adding an unexpected contribution with the bat.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
How quickly Wood reached the two-start strikeout record.
Which four strikeout legends Wood surpassed.
His surprising offensive contribution helped win the game.
🕵️ Replay Today: July 11, 1971
Travel back 55 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
Stargell continuing torrid power pace
injuries plague AL team ahead of All-Star game
2nd year big league skipper Sparky Anderson on managing the All-Stars
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