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The record for strikeouts in a Major League game is 21, set by Tom Cheney on September 12, 1962. Cheney pitched 16 innings and broke the previous record of 18, set by Bob Feller.
The record for a nine-inning game is 20, first accomplished by Roger Clemens on April 29, 1986; Clemens has since had another 20-strikeout game, and Kerry Wood has also had one. Randy Johnson also struck out 20 batters within the first nine innings of a game, but isn't credited by MLB with being tied for the record because the game went to extra innings after Johnson left.
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ProfessorRoger Clemens and Kerry Wood are currently tied for that record. Clemens struck out 20 in a game in both 1986 and 1996. Wood struck out 20 in a game in 1998. Randy Johnson struck out 20 over nine innings in a game during the 2001 season, but is not recognized as a record-holder because he was removed from the game which took 11 innings to complete. For more info see www.Baseball-almanac.com. Tom Cheney, pitching for the Washington Senators. He struck out 21 Baltimore Orioles in a 16 inning complete game victory September 12th 1962.
In MLB, 21 by Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators in a 16 inning complete game, 2-1 victory, against the Baltimore Orioles on September 12, 1962.
Cheney's 21 strikeouts is an MLB record for strikeouts in a game by a pitcher. Several MLB pitchers have struckout 20 batters in a game (all of which were 9 inning games) but no MLB pitcher has struckout more batters in a game than Cheney. For the record, Cheney had 13 strikeouts through 9 innings.
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How many outs will a pitcher record when he pitches a perfect game?
For a nine inning perfect game the pitcher would record 27 outs (3 outs in each of the 9 innings).
How many strike outs did Ryan Nolan have his first game?
3. Nolan Ryan's first game in MLB was September 11, 1966 against the Atlanta Braves. He pitched 2 innings and had 3 strikeouts. His first ever MLB strikeout was of Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis.
Bs Catcher when Kerry Woods achieved 20 strike outs in one game?
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What is the most strikeouts ever recorded by a major league pitcher in a single inning?
Unlimited: If third strike gets past the catcher the runner can advance to the base and it could keep going.... :-)Correct :3. If the third strike gets past the catcher and the runner advances to base, it's not a strikeout. The "Correct " is actually wrong. A strikeout is recorded whenever a batter receives a third strike. There are instances of pitchers notching 4 strike outs in a half inning. So it is possible to have a trillion strike outs in a single inning.It has happening a few dozen times.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats19.shtml4. the correct answer is wrong. You can get as many strikeouts as you want per inning because the ball can get past the catcher but the batter can make it to first. there would be no earned runs in the inning thoughThe correct answer is 4, by striking out the side and then striking out when the pitcher is at bat himselfYou can have unlimited strikeouts in an inning, by the catcher not stopping the 3rd strike, but 1st base must be unoccupied. the most ever accomplished in a game is 5 twice, but those were only exhibition games. 4 is the current record for a regular/playoff game.
What pitchers have 13 strikeouts in a game in 2009?
Baseball is uniquely American. Its a sport of numbers and statistics. The strike out is one such statistic that many a fan counts. For any pitcher a strike out is a difficult task especially against todays amazing batters. To find a pitcher throwing 13 strike outs in 2009 isn't an easy task but it is possible. Many a true fan has counted each strike out. Pitch by pitch is recorded and posted. The almanac is one of these places where the records go, as well as, team sites and fan built pages. With a little effort any question can be answered.
