dennis eckersly most strike outs in a playoff game as a closer

Dennis Eckersley fanned his most batters in a postseason game in Game 1 of the 1988 ALCS against the Red Sox, with 3 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	ERA	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	GF	TBF
1	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	3	10/5/1988	OAK	@	BOS		0.00	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	8
2	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2	10/13/1996	STL	vs	ATL	W	0.00	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
3	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2	10/7/1990	OAK	@	BOS		0.00	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
4	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2	10/8/1988	OAK	vs	BOS		0.00	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
5	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/2/1998	BOS	vs	CLE		9.00	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	4
6	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/12/1996	STL	vs	ATL		0.00	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
7	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/10/1996	STL	@	ATL		0.00	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
8	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/3/1996	STL	vs	SDP		0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
9	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/1/1996	STL	vs	SDP		0.00	1	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	1	7
10	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/11/1992	OAK	vs	TOR		10.80	0	1.2	5	2	2	1	0	0	10
11	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/10/1992	OAK	vs	TOR		0.00	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
12	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/16/1990	OAK	@	CIN		0.00	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
13	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/9/1990	OAK	vs	BOS		0.00	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
14	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/8/1989	OAK	@	TOR		9.00	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4
15	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/7/1989	OAK	@	TOR		0.00	1	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	1	7
16	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/19/1988	OAK	vs	LAD		0.00	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
17	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1	10/15/1988	OAK	@	LAD	L	27.00	0	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	1	4

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

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