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The Top 100 Cubs Of All Time - #59 Kerry Wood - Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Kerry Wood's 20 Strikeout Game
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20K' Day: Remembering the 22nd anniversary of Kerry Wood's
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Today in Cubs history: Celebrating the day Kerry Wood struck out 20
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May 6, 1998: Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout game
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Celebrating Kerry Wood and the best pitching performances of all
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Kerry Wood's 20 Strikeout Game
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May 6, 1998: 20 things you might not remember about Kerry Wood's
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SI Vault: Flame Thrower: Cubs phenom Kerry Wood K's 20 Astros
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Revisiting Kerry Wood's 20-Strikeout Game
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Chicago Cubs/Cincinnati recap
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Kerry Wood's 20-K Game, strikeout
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The Kerry Wood 20 Strikeout Game