16 strikeouts pitched by a single pitcher in a single game since 1985 to 1989

Dwight Gooden got 16 strikeouts against the Giants on August 20, 1985.

Interpreted as:
16 or more strikeouts pitched by a single pitcher in a single regular-season game since 1985 to 1989
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
8/20/1985
16
NYM NYM
vs
SFG SFG
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
36
0
2Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
4/19/1986
16
OAK OAK
@
SEA SEA
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
33
0
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4/29/1986
20
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9/9/1987
16
HOU HOU
vs
SFG SFG
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
33
0
5Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
5/9/1988
16
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
6Mark Langston
M. Langston
5/10/1988
16
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
36
1
7Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
7/15/1988
16
BOS BOS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
8Mike Moore
M. Moore
8/19/1988
16
SEA SEA
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
9Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
7/14/1989
16
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
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@
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