highest game scores in a single game after 1950

Since 1951, Vern Law has the highest Game Score, with a Game Score of 118 against the Milwaukee Braves on July 19, 1955.

Interpreted as:
highest game scores by a player in a single game after 1950
NAMEGScDATETMOPPDECGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Vern Law
V. Law
118
7/19/1955
vs
1
0.50
12
0
0
0
18.0
9
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
64
1
2Dean Chance
D. Chance
116
6/6/1964
vs
1
0.00
12
0
0
0
14.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
47
0
3Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
115
9/12/1962
@
W
1
0.56
21
1
0
0
16.0
10
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
62
1
4Chris Short
C. Short
114
10/2/1965
@
1
0.00
18
0
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
5Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
112
9/1/1967
@
1
0.00
12
0
0
0
16.0
10
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
59
0
6Rob Gardner
R. Gardner
112
10/2/1965
vs
1
0.00
7
0
0
0
15.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
53
0
7Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
112
7/2/1963
vs
W
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
16.0
8
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
59
0
8Johnny Antonelli
J. Antonelli
112
5/1/1955
vs
W
1
0.56
11
1
0
0
16.0
6
1
1
0
5
2
0
0
57
0
9Jerry Walker
J. Walker
111
9/11/1959
vs
W
1
0.00
4
1
1
0
16.0
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
55
0
10Clay Kirby
C. Kirby
109
9/24/1971
vs
1
0.60
15
0
0
0
15.0
8
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
55
0
11Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
109
5/26/1966
vs
W
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
14.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
49
0
12Jack Harshman
J. Harshman
109
8/13/1954
vs
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
16.0
9
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
65
0
13Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
107
5/26/1959
@
L
1
0.00
8
1
0
0
12.2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
40
0
14Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
106
5/1/1974
@
1
0.75
16
0
0
0
12.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
41
0
15Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
106
6/14/1965
vs
L
1
0.82
18
1
0
0
11.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
16Whitey Ford
W. Ford
106
4/22/1959
@
W
1
0.00
15
1
1
0
14.0
7
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
54
0
17Bob Turley
B. Turley
106
9/5/1953
vs
W
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
12.0
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
45
0
18Kerry Wood
K. Wood
105
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
20
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
19Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
105
9/22/1975
vs
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
13.0
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
46
0
20Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
104
10/3/2015
@
W
1
0.00
17
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
21Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
104
8/27/1976
vs
1
0.00
13
0
0
0
13.0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
50
0
22Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
104
8/19/1969
@
L
1
0.68
13
1
0
0
13.1
6
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
46
0
23Stan Williams
S. Williams
104
8/10/1967
vs
W
1
0.69
14
1
0
0
13.0
5
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
48
1
24Wade Blasingame
W. Blasingame
104
5/5/1965
vs
W
1
0.64
12
1
0
0
14.0
5
1
1
1
6
0
0
1
52
0
25Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
103
8/30/1989
vs
1
0.00
8
0
0
0
11.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
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