bob gibson most strike outs in a playoff game

Bob Gibson fanned his most batters in a postseason game in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Tigers, with 17 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	17	10/2/1968	STL	vs	DET	W	1	0.00	1	1	9.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	0
2	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	10/12/1964	STL	@	NYY	W	1	0.00	1	0	10.0	6	0	2	1	2	1	1	39	0
3	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	10	10/6/1968	STL	@	DET	W	1	1.00	1	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	33	0
4	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	10	10/12/1967	STL	@	BOS	W	1	2.00	1	0	9.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	0	32	1
5	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	10	10/4/1967	STL	@	BOS	W	1	1.00	1	0	9.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	33	0
6	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	9	10/15/1964	STL	vs	NYY	W	1	5.00	1	0	9.0	9	5	5	3	3	0	0	38	0
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	9	10/8/1964	STL	vs	NYY	L	1	4.50	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	0	3	1	1	36	1
8	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	8	10/10/1968	STL	vs	DET	L	1	4.00	1	0	9.0	8	4	4	0	1	0	1	36	0
9	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	6	10/8/1967	STL	vs	BOS	W	1	0.00	1	1	9.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	33	0

Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.

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