Sandy Koufax with 382 strikeouts in 1965.
As of the 2010 season, the Yankees team record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a season is 248 by Ron Guidry in 1978.
Through the 2008 season: Batter: Alfonso Soriano with 157 strikeouts in 2002. Pitcher: Ron Guidry with 248 strikeouts in 1978.
Pedro Martinez. Martinez holds the Red Sox single season strikeout record with 313 in 1999.
As of the 2008 season, that is Ferguson Jenkins who struck out 274 batters in 1970.
Matt Kilroy holds the record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single season with 513 in 1886. Nolan Ryan holds the modern day record with 383 in 1973.
For a single season, that is Ron Guidry with 248 in 1978. For a career, that is Whitey Ford with 1,956.
As of the end of the 2007 season, Nolan Ryan holds the MLB single season and career strikeout records. In 1974, he struckout 383 batters and, for his career, he struckout 5,714 batters.
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Nolan Ryan set the single season MLB record for strikeouts in 1973 with 383.
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