last time a pitcher had exactly 18 strikeouts in a game

Corey Kluber struck out 18 batters versus the Cardinals on May 13, 2015.

NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
5/13/2015
18
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
2Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
5/16/2004
18
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
8/25/1998
18
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9/27/1992
18
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
5Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
6/4/1990
18
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
6Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
9/10/1980
18
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
7Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
6/17/1978
18
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9/10/1976
18
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
0
9
0
0
0
41
0
9Don Wilson
D. Wilson
7/14/1968
18
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
10Chris Short
C. Short
10/2/1965
18
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
11Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
6/14/1965
18
vs
L
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
12Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
4/24/1962
18
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
36
0
13Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
8/31/1959
18
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
36
0
14Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
6/14/1952
18
vs
L
1
1.80
1
0
0
15.0
10
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
57
0
15Bob Feller
B. Feller
10/2/1938
18
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
16Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
8/4/1910
18
@
1
1
1
0
16.0
3
0
0
6
1
0
54
1
17Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
9/1/1906
18
@
W
1
1
0
0
24.0
15
1
0
6
1
0
89
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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