Team Based Game Strikeout RecordsRecordLgTeam(s)Data
Most
Extra Inning GameAL
California (at Oakland)
26
07-09-1971
20 InningsNL
Milwaukee (vs Chicago)
24
05-15-2003
17 Innings
Most
Extra Inning Game
Both TeamsAL
California (26) vs Oakland (17)
43
07-09-1971
20 InningsNL
San Francisco (20) vs San Diego (20)
40
06-19-2001
15 Innings
Most
In A DoubleheaderAL
Los Angeles (vs Cleveland)
2507-31-1963
07-31-1963NL
Philadelphia (at New York)
2609-09-1970
09-09-1970
San Diego (vs New York)05-29-1971
05-29-1971
San Francisco (vs Houston)09-05-1971
09-05-1971
Most
In A Doubleheader
Both TeamsAL
Cleveland (23) vs Los Angeles (17)
4009-29-1962
09-29-1962NL
Philadelphia (26) vs New York (15)
4109-09-1970
09-09-1970
San Diego (26) vs New York (15)05-29-1971
05-29-1971
Chicago (21) vs New York (20)09-15-1971
09-15-1971
Most
In A 9-Inning GameAL
Seattle (vs Boston)
20
04-29-1986
Detroit (vs Boston)
09-18-1996NL
Houston (vs Chicago)
20
06-06-1998
Most
In A 9-Inning Game
Both TeamsAL
Texas (18) vs Seattle (13)
31
07-13-1997NL
Houston (20) vs Chicago (10)
30
06-06-1998
Most Consecutive
From Start of GameAL
Texas (vs Chicago)
7
05-28-1986NL
Cleveland (vs New York)
9
08-28-
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My data only goes back to 1954, but since then the record is 26, accomplished twice: Once by the Angels, in a 17 inning game against the Brewers in 2004, and another time by the A's, against the Angels in a 20-inning game in 1971.
20.
Kerry Wood struckout 20 Houston Astros on May 6, 1998 to tie the MLB record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a 9 inning game.