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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is proud
3 to acknowledge milestones within the State of Illinois; and
4 WHEREAS, On May 6, 1998, a milestone was set in the
5 hallowed confines of a baseball stadium on Chicago's north
6 side; at 1060 West Addison, in Wrigley Field, the Chicago
7 Cubs faced the Houston Astros, and a fellow Texan named Kerry
8 Wood was about to show the Astros that he did not play
9 favorites; and
10 WHEREAS, Kerry Wood is from Irving, Texas, the home of
11 the Dallas Cowboys football team; at the young age of twenty
12 years old he is already being compared to Roger Clemens and
13 Nolan Ryan, both of whom were and are star pitchers; in the
14 game against Houston, Kerry Wood tied the major league record
15 with twenty strikeouts in pitching a one hit game; he tied
16 the record set by Roger Clemens against Seattle in 1986 and
17 matched by Clemens versus Detroit in 1996; and
18 WHEREAS, After starting only five times, Kerry Wood has
19 shown that he has an idea on how to get to Cooperstown and
20 the Baseball Hall of Fame; as a rookie he still has a long
21 way to go, but after his strong showing on Wednesday, May 6,
22 1998, he is closer to becoming a name synonymous with the
23 greats in baseball; and
24 WHEREAS, Kerry Wood now stands next to Roger Clemens with
25 the most strikeouts; he enters an elite group including Randy
26 Johnson, David Cone, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton,
27 Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Don Wilson, Ramon Martinez, Ron
28 Guidry, and Bill Gullickson; the Cub's record was broken by
29 Kerry Wood yesterday, when he bypassed fifteen strikeouts
30 held by former pitchers Rick Sutcliffe, Burt Hooton, and Dick
31 Drott; Kerry Wood beat the rookie record held by Bill
32 Gullickson with eighteen strikeouts; and he beat the Wrigley
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1 Field record held by Sandy Koufax since 1962, with eighteen
2 strikeouts; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate Kerry Wood and the Chicago Cubs for a job well
6 done on Wednesday, May 6, 1998; we wish Kerry continued
7 success in his future, and look forward to more games like
8 this record setter; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Kerry Wood and the Chicago Cubs baseball
11 organization.