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July 26, 2005: 3,000th strikeout for Cubs' Greg Maddux
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3000 strikeouts is one of MLBs rarest feats
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Pedro Martínez relishes 3000th strikeout
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Pedro notches 300th strikeout of '99 season
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Pedro Martínez relishes 3000th strikeout
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July 26, 2005: 3,000th strikeout for Cubs' Greg Maddux
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1999 ASG: Pedro Martinez K's five in two innings
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Pedro martinez 2003 hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Pedro's 3,000th strikeout, 09/03/2007
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3,000 Strikeouts for Pedro Martinez – Cementing His Hall of Fame Legacy
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Howie Carr: Ron DeSantis has Martha's Vineyard elites feeling blue
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Pedro Martínez relishes 3000th strikeout
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Flashback: Pedro Martinez joins 3,000-strikeout club
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3,000 strikeout club - Wikipedia
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3,000 Strikeout Club