most ks in a postseason game by a pitcher

Bob Gibson has fanned the most hitters in a postseason game, with 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series versus the Tigers.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
17
10/2/1968
STL STL
vs
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
2 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
16
9/29/1998
SDP SDP
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
3 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
10/5/2019
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
4 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
10/14/2000
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
5 Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
FLA FLA
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
6 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
15
10/11/1997
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
7 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
10/2/1963
LAD LAD
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
36
0
8 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
14
10/7/2010
SFG SFG
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
9 Mike Scott
M. Scott
14
10/8/1986
HOU HOU
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
10 Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
14
10/6/1983
BAL BAL
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
11 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
12 Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
14
10/10/1972
DET DET
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
13 Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
14
10/2/1953
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
0
3
2
0
0
38
1
14 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
10/1/2020
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
15 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13
9/29/2020
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
16 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
13
10/14/2017
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
17 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
10/9/2015
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
27
0
18 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
10/13/2013
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
19 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
13
10/18/2010
TEX TEX
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
10/5/1997
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
21 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
13
10/6/1973
NYM NYM
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.16
1
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
22 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
13
10/12/1964
STL STL
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
10.0
6
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
39
0
23 Howard Ehmke
H. Ehmke
13
10/8/1929
PHA PHA
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
24 Michael King
M. King
12
10/1/2024
SDP SDP
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
25 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
12
9/30/2020
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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HR

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R

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SO

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44
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.611
Brewers Brewers
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34
.534
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Reds Reds
37
35
.514
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Cardinals Cardinals
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.514
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Pirates Pirates
29
44
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/17
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Wed
6/18
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Thu
6/19
STL STL
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Fri
6/20
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
7:15 PM
Sat
6/21
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
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3

Final

2

STL Cardinals

37 - 35

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/31
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
2-3
Sat
5/31
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@
TOR TOR
4-8
Sat
5/31
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@
MIA MIA
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CHC CHC
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Tue
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@
MIA MIA
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Tue
6/17
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DET DET
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Tue
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@
WSH WSH
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NYY NYY
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