4 teams were tied for the most strikeouts in a game in 1981, with 15 strikeouts. The first three are the New York Mets on September 16, 1981, the Seattle Mariners on September 3, 1981 and the Chicago Cubs on May 10, 1981.
| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Mets | 15 | 9/16/1981 | vs | W 5-4 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .452 | .794 | ||
| 2 |  | Mariners | 15 | 9/3/1981 | @ | W 8-7 | 80 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .371 | .413 | .783 | ||
| 3 |  | Cubs | 15 | 5/10/1981 | @ | N 5-5 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .208 | .278 | .354 | .632 | ||
| 4 |  | Orioles | 15 | 4/25/1981 | vs | W 7-2 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .395 | .429 | .823 | ||
| 5 |  | Athletics | 14 | 5/23/1981 | vs | W 3-2 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .291 | .286 | .577 | ||
| 6 | | Athletics | 14 | 5/3/1981 | vs | L 2-3 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .225 | .225 | .450 | ||
| 7 |  | Padres | 13 | 10/3/1981 | @ | W 4-3 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .174 | .264 | .261 | .525 | ||
| 8 |  | Expos | 13 | 9/21/1981 | vs | W 1-0 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .135 | .297 | .154 | .451 | ||
| 9 | | Cubs | 13 | 9/20/1981 | @ | L 0-4 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .129 | .167 | .296 | ||
| 10 |  | Cardinals | 13 | 8/22/1981 | vs | L 2-3 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .242 | .138 | .380 | ||
| 11 | | Cubs | 13 | 8/15/1981 | vs | W 4-3 | 54 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .328 | .315 | .643 | ||
| 12 | | Cardinals | 12 | 10/2/1981 | @ | L 7-8 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .378 | .462 | .839 | ||
| 13 |  | Braves | 12 | 9/26/1981 | vs | L 0-2 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .297 | .161 | .459 | ||
| 14 |  | Blue Jays | 12 | 9/22/1981 | vs | L 2-3 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .321 | .222 | .543 | ||
| 15 |  | Astros | 12 | 9/14/1981 | vs | L 2-4 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .152 | .156 | .308 | ||
| 16 | | Athletics | 12 | 9/13/1981 | vs | L 5-6 | 45 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .360 | .378 | .738 | ||
| 17 |  | Red Sox | 12 | 9/11/1981 | @ | L 1-4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .206 | .071 | .277 | ||
| 18 | | Mets | 12 | 8/24/1981 | @ | L 0-2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .129 | .069 | .198 | ||
| 19 |  | White Sox | 12 | 8/18/1981 | @ | L 0-4 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .219 | .406 | ||
| 20 | | Braves | 12 | 8/16/1981 | @ | L 5-6 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .538 | .821 | ||
| 21 | | Mets | 12 | 6/10/1981 | vs | L 0-2 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .206 | .182 | .388 | ||
| 22 |  | Giants | 12 | 6/5/1981 | @ | W 5-3 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .293 | .395 | .687 | ||
| 23 | | Athletics | 12 | 5/21/1981 | @ | L 0-3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .235 | .107 | .342 | ||
| 24 | | Athletics | 12 | 5/9/1981 | vs | W 6-5 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 | ||
| 25 |  | Angels | 12 | 5/4/1981 | vs | L 2-4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .300 | .488 | ||
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