4 strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 180

Ron Davis got 4 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1981 ALDS versus the Brewers on October 7, 1981.

Interpreted as:
4 or more strikeouts in a single playoff game by a relief pitcher since 180
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Ron Davis
R. Davis
10/7/1981
4
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
10/8/1981
4
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
0
0.00
0
0
1
2.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
10
0
3Pedro Astacio
P. Astacio
10/3/1995
4
LAD LAD
vs
CIN CIN
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
4Mike Stanton
M. Stanton
10/3/1995
4
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
5Norm Charlton
N. Charlton
10/4/1995
5
SEA SEA
@
NYY NYY
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
14
0
6Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
10/4/1995
5
NYY NYY
vs
SEA SEA
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
0
7John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
10/4/1995
4
NYY NYY
vs
SEA SEA
0
2.70
0
0
0
3.1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
13
0
8Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
10/7/1995
4
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10/8/1995
6
SEA SEA
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
12
0
10Armando Benitez
A. Benitez
10/5/1996
4
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
11Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
10/5/1996
6
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
L
0
4.91
0
0
0
3.2
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
17
0
12Arthur Rhodes
A. Rhodes
10/4/1997
4
BAL BAL
vs
SEA SEA
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
13Dave Burba
D. Burba
9/30/1998
4
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
0
5.06
0
0
0
5.1
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
14Derek Lowe
D. Lowe
10/6/1999
4
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
L
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
15
0
15Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
10/7/1999
4
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
16Jose Cabrera
J. Cabrera
10/8/1999
6
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
17Rheal Cormier
R. Cormier
10/10/1999
4
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
12
0
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10/11/1999
8
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
21
0
19Rick White
R. White
10/7/2000
4
NYM NYM
vs
SFG SFG
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
10
0
20Kevin Appier
K. Appier
10/8/2000
6
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
17
0
21Danys Baez
D. Baez
10/15/2001
4
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
22Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
10/15/2001
4
SEA SEA
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
23Jim Mecir
J. Mecir
10/15/2001
4
OAK OAK
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
24Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
10/2/2002
4
NYY NYY
vs
ANA ANA
L
0
4.50
0
0
0
4.0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
15
0
25John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
10/3/2002
4
ATL ATL
vs
SFG SFG
0
6.75
0
0
0
1.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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