Listed below are the pitchers who have struck out 18 or more batters in a
nine-inning game, with teams, dates and opponents (# - rookie):
20
- Kerry Wood (#), Chicago Cubs (NL), May 6, 1998, vs. Houston.
- Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL), April 29, 1986, vs. Seattle.
19
- Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners (AL), Aug. 8, 1997, vs. Chicago White Sox.
- Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners (AL), June 24, 1997, vs. Oakland.
- David Cone, New York Mets (NL), Oct. 6, 1991, at Philadelphia.
- Nolan Ryan, California Angels (AL), Aug 12, 1974, vs. Boston.
- Tom Seaver, New York Mets (NL), April 22, 1970, vs. San Diego.
- Steve Carlton, St. Louis Cardinals (NL), Sept. 15, 1969, vs. New York (NL).
18
- Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers (NL), May 16, 2004, vs. Atlanta.
- Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays (AL), Aug. 25, 1998, vs. Kansas City.
- Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners (AL), Sept. 27, 1992, at Texas (8 innings).
- Ron Guidry, New York Yankees (AL), June 17, 1978, vs. California.
- Nolan Ryan, California Angels (AL), Sept. 10, 1976, at Chicago.
- Don Wilson, Houston Astros (NL), July 14, 1968, at Cincinnati.
- Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL), April 24, 1962, at Chicago.
- Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL), Aug. 31, 1959, vs. San Francisco.
- Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians (AL), Oct. 2, 1938, vs. Detroit.
Notes
- On May 8, 2001, Johnson strikes out 20 Reds in Arizona's 4-3 win over Cincinnati in 11 innings. He gets all 20 in his nine innings of work, but does not tie Clemens and Wood's record since the contest goes into extra frames. The Reds score two in the top of the 11th, but the Diamondbacks come back with 3, scoring the winning run on a bases loaded walk by reliever Danny Graves. - Resource: Baseball Library [1] (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/chronology/today/MAY8.stm)
- The record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game by a minor league pitcher was set by Ron Necciai, who struck out 27 batters in a Class-D game between the Appalachian League Bristol Twins and the Welsh Miners (May 13, 1952). - Resource: Blue Ridge Country [2] (http://www.blueridgecountry.com/necciai/)
