⚾️On August 11, 2003 by fanning Houston’s Jeff Kent in the 7th inning in front of 39,889 fans at Wrigley Field, Chicago’s Kerry Wood became the fastest major leaguer to record his 1,000th career strikeout, needing only 134 games (and a record 853 innings) to reach the milestone. The 26-year-old All-Star right-hander surpasses Roger Clemens, who needed 143 games to accomplish the feat. The Astros would win the game 3-1. "It means nothing," Wood said of the milestone. "We're chasing a pennant righ