Kerry Wood has struck out the most hitters by a Cubs rookie in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Astros on May 6, 1998.
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MLB cubs rookie pitcher with the most strikeouts in a regular-season game| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Pfiester | 17 | 5/30/1906 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | | K. Wood | 16 | 8/26/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | B. Hooton | 15 | 9/15/1971 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | D. Drott | 15 | 5/26/1957 | vs | W | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Hughes | 15 | 7/31/1901 | @ | L | 1 | 3.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||
| 7 | | D. Drott | 14 | 7/23/1957 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | M. Prior | 13 | 8/4/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | K. Wood | 13 | 7/1/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | K. Wood | 13 | 5/29/1998 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | K. Wood | 13 | 5/11/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | T. Hughes | 13 | 9/21/1901 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | M. Prior | 12 | 8/15/2002 | vs | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | S. Jones | 12 | 6/28/1955 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | T. Hughes | 12 | 8/19/1901 | @ | L | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 16 |  | S. Imanaga | 11 | 9/16/2024 | vs | W | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Hill | 11 | 9/6/2006 | vs | 1 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 18 | | M. Prior | 11 | 6/7/2002 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | K. Wood | 11 | 8/16/1998 | @ | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 20 | | K. Wood | 11 | 7/21/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | K. Wood | 11 | 6/20/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | D. Elston | 11 | 6/30/1957 | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | S. Jones | 11 | 6/5/1955 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | D. McCall | 11 | 6/2/1948 | vs | 1 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | T. Hughes | 11 | 8/24/1901 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
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