Nolan Ryan does not hold the record for strikeouts in a game. Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are tied for the record with 20.
Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles had 513 strikeouts in 1886. Nolan Ryan who had 383 strikeouts in 1973 for the California Angels holds the modern day record. The record for most strikeouts in a single game is 20, shared by Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens, who did it twice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not really germaine to the question but the record for most strikeouts in a game is 21 held by Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators who did the deed in 1962 against the Baltimore Orioles in a 16 inning game. Wood, Clemens, and Randy Johnson hold the record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 20.
The Tigers team record for most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher is 16 by Mickey Lolich. He struckout 16 California Angels on May 23, 1969 and 16 Seattle Pilots on June 9, 1969.
Roger Clemens twice, Randy Johnson, Kerry Wood, and Tom Cheney. Wood, Clemens, and Johnson all struckout 20 batters in a nine inning game. Cheney struckout 21 batters in a 16 inning game and holds the MLB record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single game.
Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens hold the record for strikeouts in a game with 20. Clemens did this twice with the Red Sox (1986 and 1996) and Kerry Wood did this in his rookie year in 1998.
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Nolan Ryan does not hold the record for strikeouts in a game. Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are tied for the record with 20.
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. == ==
Bob Gibson with 17 in 1968
The Twins record for strikeouts in a game is 15 and held jointly by Camilo Pascual, Joe Decker, Jerry Koosman, and Bert Blyleven.
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Roger Clemens with 20 struck out batters! XD
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.
Steve Carlton with 19 strikeouts on September 15, 1969 against the NY Nets.
Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles had 513 strikeouts in 1886. Nolan Ryan who had 383 strikeouts in 1973 for the California Angels holds the modern day record. The record for most strikeouts in a single game is 20, shared by Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens, who did it twice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not really germaine to the question but the record for most strikeouts in a game is 21 held by Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators who did the deed in 1962 against the Baltimore Orioles in a 16 inning game. Wood, Clemens, and Randy Johnson hold the record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game with 20.
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.
In a minor league game, Ron Necciai struckout 27 batters in a game for the Bristol Twins of the Appalachian League in 1952. In a major league game, Tom Cheney struckout 21 batters in a 16 inning complete game for the Washington Senators in 1962. Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson, and Roger Clemens hold the nine inning major league record with 20 strikeouts in a game.