mlb cubs rookie pitcher with the most strikeouts in a game

Kerry Wood has fanned the most batters by a Cubs rookie in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Astros on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:
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
1 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
20
5/6/1998
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
2 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
17
5/30/1906
CHC CHC
vs
SLN SLN
L
1
1
0
0
15.0
12
4
0
2
0
0
57
0
3 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
16
8/26/1998
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
4 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
15
9/15/1971
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
5 Dick Drott
D. Drott
15
5/26/1957
CHC CHC
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
5
2
1
0
0
0
37
0
6 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
15
7/31/1901
CHO CHO
@
CIN CIN
L
1
3.29
1
0
0
13.2
13
5
5
0
6
0
0
58
1
7 Dick Drott
D. Drott
14
7/23/1957
CHC CHC
vs
NYG NYG
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
8 Mark Prior
M. Prior
13
8/4/2002
CHC CHC
vs
COL COL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
9 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
13
7/1/1998
CHC CHC
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
3
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
31
0
10 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
13
5/29/1998
CHC CHC
vs
ATL ATL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
0
6
0
0
1
32
0
11 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
13
5/11/1998
CHC CHC
@
ARI ARI
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
12 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
13
9/21/1901
CHO CHO
vs
BSN BSN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
17.0
8
0
0
0
5
0
0
60
0
13 Mark Prior
M. Prior
12
8/15/2002
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
26
0
14 Sam Jones
S. Jones
12
6/28/1955
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
38
0
15 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
12
8/19/1901
CHO CHO
@
CIN CIN
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
7
1
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
16 Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
11
9/16/2024
CHC CHC
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
26
0
17 Rich Hill
R. Hill
11
9/6/2006
CHC CHC
vs
PIT PIT
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
4
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
28
1
18 Mark Prior
M. Prior
11
6/7/2002
CHC CHC
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
19 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
8/16/1998
CHC CHC
@
HOU HOU
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
30
1
20 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
7/21/1998
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
5
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
32
1
21 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11
6/20/1998
CHC CHC
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
4.91
0
0
0
7.1
9
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
22 Don Elston
D. Elston
11
6/30/1957
CHC CHC
vs
BKN BKN
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
9
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
23 Sam Jones
S. Jones
11
6/5/1955
CHC CHC
@
NYG NYG
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
4
2
0
0
38
0
24 Dutch McCall
D. McCall
11
6/2/1948
CHC CHC
vs
PHN PHN
1
0.82
0
0
0
11.0
9
1
1
1
4
0
0
44
0
25 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
11
8/24/1901
CHO CHO
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
0
1
0
4
0
0
36
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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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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@
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DET DET
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5/20
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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Fri
6/6
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PIT PIT
6:40 PM
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