Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Mariners on April 29, 1986.
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most strikeouts as a pitcher in a regular-season game 1980s| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 4/29/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | S. Fernandez | 16 | 7/14/1989 | @ | L | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | M. Moore | 16 | 8/19/1988 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 7/15/1988 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | M. Langston | 16 | 5/10/1988 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 5/9/1988 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 9/9/1987 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Rijo | 16 | 4/19/1986 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | D. Gooden | 16 | 8/20/1985 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | D. Gooden | 16 | 9/17/1984 | @ | L | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | D. Gooden | 16 | 9/12/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | M. Witt | 16 | 7/23/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | S. Carlton | 16 | 6/9/1982 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | C. Finley | 15 | 6/24/1989 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | N. Ryan | 15 | 4/12/1989 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 7/9/1988 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | G. Swindell | 15 | 5/10/1987 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | F. Youmans | 15 | 9/27/1986 | vs | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | B. Blyleven | 15 | 8/1/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | M. Langston | 15 | 6/25/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Sutcliffe | 15 | 9/3/1984 | @ | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 8/21/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | F. Valenzuela | 15 | 5/23/1984 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | M. Soto | 15 | 8/17/1982 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
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