12 teams are tied for the most strikeouts in a game before the 4th inning, with 9 strikeouts. The first three are the Oakland Athletics on July 9, 2024 and on June 15, 2023, the Kansas City Royals on April 10, 2023 and the St. Louis Cardinals on July 7, 2022 and on March 31, 2019.
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MLB team most strikeouts before the 4th inning in a regular-season game| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Athletics | 9 | 7/9/2024 | @ | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .385 | .742 | ||
| 2 | | Athletics | 9 | 6/15/2023 | vs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | ||
| 3 |  | Royals | 9 | 4/10/2023 | @ | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | ||
| 4 |  | Cardinals | 9 | 7/7/2022 | @ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | ||
| 5 |  | Braves | 9 | 7/11/2021 | @ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| 6 |  | Mets | 9 | 6/25/2021 | vs | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 | ||
| 7 |  | White Sox | 9 | 5/1/2021 | vs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .357 | .400 | .757 | ||
| 8 |  | Brewers | 9 | 6/23/2019 | vs | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .438 | .667 | 1.104 | ||
| 9 | | Cardinals | 9 | 3/31/2019 | @ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | ||
| 10 |  | Phillies | 9 | 9/26/2018 | @ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | ||
| 11 |  | Dodgers | 9 | 6/6/2017 | vs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 | ||
| 12 | | Mets | 9 | 4/23/2014 | vs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | ||
| 13 |  | Padres | 9 | 5/10/2013 | @ | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .692 | .978 | ||
| 14 | | Padres | 9 | 4/13/2012 | @ | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | ||
| 15 | | Dodgers | 9 | 5/11/2010 | @ | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | ||
| 16 | | Dodgers | 9 | 9/28/2008 | @ | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .333 | .690 | ||
| 17 |  | Padres | 9 | 6/3/2001 | @ | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .692 | ||
| 18 |  | Cubs | 9 | 7/30/1986 | @ | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .438 | .692 | 1.130 | ||
| 19 |  | Rangers | 9 | 5/10/1986 | vs | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .538 | .846 | ||
| 20 |  | Tigers | 8 | 6/15/2026 | @ | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .471 | 1.000 | 1.471 | ||
| 21 | | Phillies | 8 | 6/12/2026 | @ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| 22 |  | Orioles | 8 | 4/7/2026 | @ | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .400 | .100 | .500 | ||
| 23 |  | Angels | 8 | 9/18/2025 | @ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| 24 | | Cubs | 8 | 9/10/2025 | @ | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | ||
| 25 |  | Mariners | 8 | 8/20/2025 | @ | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 | ||
OAK
BOS
TBR
KCR
TEX
STL
ATL
MIA
NYM
PHI
CWS
CLE
MIL
CIN
COL
LAD
WSH
SDP
ARI
SFG
SDP
ARI
CHC
TEX
NYY
DET
HOU
MIL
BAL
LAA
SEAResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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46 | 25 | .648 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | 7.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 11.0 | |
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46 | 27 | .630 | ||
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37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | |
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27 | 46 | .370 | 19.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 28 | .594 | 1.5 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
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38 | 32 | .543 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | ||
34 | 40 | .459 | 6.0 | |
30 | 42 | .417 | 9.0 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | |
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37 | 36 | .507 | ||
36 | 36 | .500 | 0.5 | |
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33 | 41 | .446 | 4.5 | |
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