Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens were tied for striking out the most batters in a game, with 20 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts as a pitcher in a regular-season game 1990s| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9/18/1996 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 8/8/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 6/24/1997 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | D. Cone | 19 | 10/6/1991 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 8/25/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | R. Martinez | 18 | 6/4/1990 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 17 | 9/10/1999 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | R. Johnson | 17 | 6/30/1999 | @ | L | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | H. Nomo | 17 | 4/13/1996 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | P. Martinez | 16 | 6/4/1999 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 13 |  | R. Johnson | 16 | 8/28/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | K. Wood | 16 | 8/26/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | C. Schilling | 16 | 9/1/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | D. Wells | 16 | 7/30/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7/18/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 7/12/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | D. Cone | 16 | 6/23/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7/15/1995 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | H. Nomo | 16 | 6/14/1995 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 22 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 5/1/1991 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | N. Ryan | 16 | 4/26/1990 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | P. Martinez | 15 | 9/4/1999 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | P. Martinez | 15 | 8/24/1999 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
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