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As of the 2010 season, the Yankees team record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a season is 248 by Ron Guidry in 1978.
In 2012, Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers, had the most strikeouts with 239.
Johan Santana with 265 strikeouts in 2004.
Randy Johnson has the most strikeouts by a left handed pitcher. He also has the second most strikeouts all-time and over 300 wins.
At the time of this question, Mark Buehrle had the most strikeouts, but currently Freddy Garcia does.
Cecil Fielder with 182 strikeouts for the 1990 Tigers.
Derek Jeter holds the all-time record for most strikeouts by a Yankees player.
Mickey Mantle is second on the all-time Yankees list for most strikeouts, with 1,710. Derek Jeter is first.
Sammy Sosa with 174 in 1997.
Mark Bellhorn with 177 in 2004.
Mickey Mantle, who played Outfield for the Yankees from 1951-1968, holds the Yankee franchise record for most strikeouts by a batter as a Yankee, with a total of 1710 strikeouts in 8102 at-bats in 2401 games.
Chet Ross of the Boston Bees led MLB in strikeouts in 1940 with 127.
For the Los Angeles Angels single game records, the pitcher with the most strikeouts in one game of nine innings is Nolan Ryan with 19. The pitcher with the most strikeouts in a game with extra innings is also Nolan Ryan with 19. The pitcher with the most strikeouts in one inning is Chuck Finley with 4. The record for most strikeouts in a game by the team is 18. The player with the most strikeouts in one game while batting is Dallas McPherson with 4. The most strikeouts by a batter in a game with extra innings is Billy Cowan with 6.
The most strikeouts by a pitcher in a World Series game is 17 by Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.
As of the 2010 season, the Yankees team record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a season is 248 by Ron Guidry in 1978.
36 strikeouts for the American League player Joe Abnois
Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators holds the MLB record for most strikeouts in a single game when he struckout 21 Baltimore Orioles batters in a 16 inning game in 1962. Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson, and Roger Clemens (twice) hold the MLB record for most strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 20. == ==