Nolan Ryan has struck out the most batters in a game on August 18, with 17 strikeouts versus the Tigers on August 18, 1976.
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most pitching strikeouts by a player in a game on august 18| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | N. Ryan | 17 | 8/18/1976 | @ | W | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Clement | 13 | 8/18/2004 | @ | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | D. Cone | 13 | 8/18/1990 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | C. Hough | 13 | 8/18/1987 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | H. Score | 13 | 8/18/1955 | @ | W | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | Z. Gallen | 12 | 8/18/2022 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | K. Maeda | 12 | 8/18/2020 | vs | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | J. Berenguer | 12 | 8/18/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | L. Barker | 12 | 8/18/1980 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | L. Tiant | 12 | 8/18/1964 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | V. Trucks | 12 | 8/18/1953 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | P. Malone | 12 | 8/18/1934 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 13 |  | W. Johnson | 12 | 8/18/1915 | @ | L | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | R. Waddell | 12 | 8/18/1905 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | | R. Waddell | 12 | 8/18/1903 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | R. López | 11 | 8/18/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | A. Wainwright | 11 | 8/18/2013 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | E. Jackson | 11 | 8/18/2012 | vs | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | W. Williams | 11 | 8/18/2004 | vs | L | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | C. Short | 11 | 8/18/1968 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 21 |  | S. Carlton | 11 | 8/18/1967 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 22 | | J. Nuxhall | 11 | 8/18/1962 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | L. Jansen | 11 | 8/18/1953 | @ | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | R. Ruffing | 11 | 8/18/1934 | vs | W | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | S. Baz | 10 | 8/18/2026 | vs | L | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
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