mlb team with most strikeouts per plate appearance in a single game

The Houston Astros have the most strikeouts per plate appearance by a team in a game, with 0.69 against the Cubs on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:
MLB team with most strikeouts per plate appearance in a single regular-season game
TEAM SO/PA SO PA DATE TM OPP RESULT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Astros
Astros
0.69
20
29
5/6/1998
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
L
0-2
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
.037
.071
.037
.108
2 Mariners
Mariners
0.67
20
30
4/29/1986
SEA SEA
@
BOS BOS
L
1-3
30
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
.100
.100
.200
.300
3 Cardinals
Cardinals
0.66
19
29
5/13/2015
STL STL
@
CLE CLE
L
0-2
28
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.036
.069
.036
.105
4 Rockies
Rockies
0.65
17
26
4/17/2021
COL COL
vs
NYM NYM
L
3-4
24
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
9
3
0
1
0
0
.125
.154
.375
.529
5 Braves
Braves
0.63
19
30
8/7/2022
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
L
2-5
29
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
.069
.100
.172
.272
6 Rangers
Rangers
0.63
19
30
8/19/2007
TEX TEX
@
MIN MIN
L
0-1
30
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
.067
.067
.100
.167
7 Tigers
Tigers
0.63
20
32
9/18/1996
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
L
0-4
32
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
.156
.156
.156
.313
8 Phillies
Phillies
0.61
19
31
10/6/1991
PHI PHI
vs
NYM NYM
L
0-7
30
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
.100
.129
.167
.296
9 Padres
Padres
0.61
19
31
4/22/1970
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
L
1-2
29
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
.069
.129
.172
.301
10 Mariners
Mariners
0.61
17
28
9/8/2019
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
L
1-21
28
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
.036
.036
.143
.179
11 Mets
Mets
0.61
17
28
10/3/2015
NYM NYM
vs
WSH WSH
L
0-2
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
12 Yankees
Yankees
0.61
17
28
9/10/1999
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
L
1-3
27
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
.037
.071
.148
.220
13 Pirates
Pirates
0.61
20
33
9/18/2022
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
L
3-7
32
3
5
2
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
10
3
0
0
0
0
.156
.182
.313
.494
14 Tigers
Tigers
0.61
20
33
4/28/2019
DET DET
@
CWS CWS
L
1-4
29
1
2
1
0
0
1
4
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.069
.182
.103
.285
15 Rangers
Rangers
0.61
20
33
5/25/2017
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
L
2-6
32
2
4
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
.125
.152
.219
.370
16 Tigers
Tigers
0.61
20
33
5/11/2016
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
L
2-3
33
2
6
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
13
3
0
0
0
0
.182
.182
.394
.576
17 Angels
Angels
0.6
18
30
6/8/2025
LAA LAA
vs
SEA SEA
L
2-3
29
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
.069
.100
.172
.272
18 Royals
Royals
0.6
18
30
8/25/1998
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
L
0-3
30
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
.100
.100
.100
.200
19 Marlins
Marlins
0.59
17
29
8/31/2019
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
L
0-7
28
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
.071
.103
.071
.175
20 Rays
Rays
0.59
17
29
8/1/2016
TBR TBR
vs
KCR KCR
L
0-3
28
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.036
.069
.071
.140
21 Brewers
Brewers
0.59
17
29
4/7/2002
MIL MIL
vs
ARI ARI
L
0-2
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.037
.103
.037
.140
22 Padres
Padres
0.59
17
29
7/18/2001
SDP SDP
vs
ARI ARI
L
0-3
28
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.036
.069
.036
.105
23 Rockies
Rockies
0.59
24
41
5/14/2019
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
W
5-4
39
5
6
2
0
2
5
2
0
0
0
14
4
0
0
0
0
.154
.195
.359
.554
24 Athletics
Athletics
0.58
18
31
7/17/2023
OAK OAK
vs
BOS BOS
L
0-7
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
.037
.161
.037
.198
25 Tigers
Tigers
0.58
18
31
4/30/2021
DET DET
@
NYY NYY
L
0-10
30
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
.133
.161
.133
.295
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
51
34
.600
Mariners Mariners
44
41
.518
7.0
Angels Angels
42
42
.500
8.5
Rangers Rangers
42
44
.488
9.5
Athletics Athletics
36
52
.409
16.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
7/2
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
8:40 PM
Thu
7/3
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Fri
7/4
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
9:10 PM
Sat
7/5
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
7:15 PM
Sun
7/6
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
50
35
.588
Mets Mets
48
37
.565
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
50
35
.588
Brewers Brewers
47
37
.560
2.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
54
32
.628
Padres Padres
45
39
.536
8.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
48
37
.565
Blue Jays Blue Jays
47
38
.553
1.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
53
32
.624
Guardians Guardians
40
43
.482
12.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
51
34
.600
Mariners Mariners
44
41
.518
7.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
6/16
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
3-8
Mon
6/16
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
3-7
Mon
6/16
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
10-6
Mon
6/16
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
4-0
Mon
6/16
AZ AZ
@
TOR TOR
4-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
7/2
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
12:10 PM
Wed
7/2
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Wed
7/2
SDP SDP
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Wed
7/2
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
1:05 PM
Wed
7/2
MIL MIL
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM