17 strikeouts in a game by a pitcher

Chris Sale got 17 strikeouts versus the Rockies on May 14, 2019.

Interpreted as:
17 or more strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher
NAME DATE SO TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Chris Sale
C. Sale
5/14/2019
17
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
5/11/2016
20
WSH WSH
vs
DET DET
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
3 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10/3/2015
17
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
4 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
5/13/2015
18
CLE CLE
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
5 Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
4/26/2013
17
DET DET
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
6 Brandon Morrow
B. Morrow
8/8/2010
17
TOR TOR
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
7 Johan Santana
J. Santana
8/19/2007
17
MIN MIN
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
8 Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
5/16/2004
18
MIL MIL
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
9 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9/14/2002
17
ARI ARI
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
10 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4/21/2002
17
ARI ARI
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
11 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
4/7/2002
17
ARI ARI
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
12 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5/8/2001
20
ARI ARI
vs
CIN CIN
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
13 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
5/6/2000
17
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
14 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
9/10/1999
17
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
28
0
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6/30/1999
17
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
16 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
8/25/1998
18
TOR TOR
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
17 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
5/6/1998
20
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
18 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
8/8/1997
19
SEA SEA
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
19 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6/24/1997
19
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
20 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9/18/1996
20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
21 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
4/13/1996
17
LAD LAD
vs
FLA FLA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
31
0
22 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9/27/1992
18
SEA SEA
@
TEX TEX
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
23 David Cone
D. Cone
10/6/1991
19
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
24 Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
6/4/1990
18
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
25 Roger 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
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
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@
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10/7
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