Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals struckout 17 Detroit Tiger batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series. On Oct. 2 1968 Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardenals struck out 17 Detroit Tigers in the first game of the world series that year. Its a world series record.
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Game: Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals with 17 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.
Career: Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees with 94 strikeouts in 146 innings pitched over 11 World Series.
As of the start of the 2007 season, Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees holds the career strikeout record in World Series play with 94.
Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals struckout 17 Detroit Tiger batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.
That was Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.
The most strikeouts by a pitcher in a World Series game is 17 by Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1968 vs. the Detroit Tigers.