most strikeouts as a pitcher in a month

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most hitters in a month, with 87 strikeouts in June 1977.

NAMESOMONTHGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
87
June 1977
7
2
3
.400
7
2.67
3
1
0
57.1
38
17
24
2
35
2
0
2
243
7
13.66
5.49
2.49
0.31
35.8
14.4
1.27
.308
3.77
5.97
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
85
August 1974
7
4
3
.571
7
1.88
6
0
0
62.1
40
13
15
2
24
2
0
1
250
1
12.27
3.47
3.54
0.29
34.0
9.6
1.03
.277
2.17
5.78
3Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
85
July 1902
12
9
1
.900
9
2.26
9
1
0
99.2
81
25
30
4
21
3
2
4
7.68
1.90
4.05
0.36
5.9
1.02
.314
2.71
7.31
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
83
July 1972
8
4
4
.500
8
3.03
5
3
0
62.1
32
21
22
6
28
2
0
0
244
4
11.98
4.04
2.96
0.87
34.0
11.5
0.96
.208
3.18
4.62
5Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
81
August 1904
8
5
3
.625
8
1.85
7
1
0
78.0
56
16
18
1
25
7
0
0
9.35
2.88
3.24
0.12
8.7
1.04
.320
2.08
6.46
6Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
80
August 1905
11
8
1
.889
8
6
4
0
74.1
51
18
2
23
1
3
1
9.69
2.78
3.48
0.24
12.1
1.00
.583
2.18
6.17
7Bill Bailey
B. Bailey
79
September 1914
11
5
4
.556
10
3.08
5
0
0
76.0
64
26
35
0
46
3
0
6
9.36
5.45
1.72
0.00
25.8
1.45
1.280
4.14
7.58
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
76
September 1972
7
4
3
.571
7
1.81
5
0
0
59.2
34
12
16
2
29
1
0
1
241
4
11.46
4.37
2.62
0.30
31.5
12.0
1.06
.241
2.41
5.13
9Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
76
May 1968
7
5
2
.714
7
1.48
5
1
0
61.0
39
10
16
4
21
2
0
1
239
0
11.21
3.10
3.62
0.59
31.8
8.8
0.98
.257
2.36
5.75
10Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
76
May 1965
7
5
2
.714
7
2.05
4
1
0
61.1
41
14
18
2
12
3
0
0
242
2
11.15
1.76
6.33
0.29
31.4
5.0
0.86
.262
2.64
6.02
11Chris Sale
C. Sale
75
June 2015
6
2
2
.500
6
1.83
0
0
0
44.1
28
9
10
2
8
1
0
0
170
1
15.23
1.62
9.38
0.41
44.1
4.7
0.81
.310
2.03
5.68
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
75
August 1973
8
4
3
.571
7
3.22
4
1
0
58.2
43
21
23
3
29
2
1
1
251
3
11.51
4.45
2.59
0.46
29.9
11.6
1.23
.282
3.53
6.60
13Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
74
September 2019
6
5
0
1.000
6
1.07
0
0
0
42.0
20
5
6
4
7
1
0
0
152
2
15.86
1.50
10.57
0.86
48.7
4.6
0.64
.242
1.29
4.29
14Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
74
September 1908
13
9
4
.692
12
11
6
0
107.0
70
13
1
12
2
1
396
2
6.22
1.01
6.17
0.08
18.7
3.0
0.77
.225
1.09
5.89
15Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
73
June 1975
7
4
1
.800
7
3.53
3
0
0
58.2
55
23
23
6
14
4
0
2
242
4
11.20
2.15
5.21
0.92
30.2
5.8
1.18
.338
3.53
8.44
16Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
73
August 1965
8
4
2
.667
7
2.55
5
1
1
60.0
38
17
18
5
14
0
1
3
233
4
10.95
2.10
5.21
0.75
31.3
6.0
0.87
.234
2.70
5.70
17Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
73
June 1962
8
4
2
.667
7
1.23
4
2
1
58.1
24
8
10
2
16
0
1
1
214
1
11.26
2.47
4.56
0.31
34.1
7.5
0.69
.179
1.54
3.70
18Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
73
July 1903
9
5
3
.625
9
2.96
7
2
0
73.0
67
24
27
1
26
2
0
5
9.00
3.21
2.81
0.12
10.3
1.27
.440
3.33
8.26
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
72
June 1997
6
2
2
.500
6
1.78
4
1
0
50.2
29
10
10
3
15
0
0
3
198
0
12.79
2.66
4.80
0.53
36.4
7.6
0.87
.241
1.78
5.15
20Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
71
May 1970
7
4
1
.800
7
2.44
4
1
0
59.0
40
16
17
5
21
0
0
2
234
2
10.83
3.20
3.38
0.76
30.3
9.0
1.03
.255
2.59
6.10
21Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
71
May 1970
7
3
4
.429
7
2.58
4
1
0
59.1
39
17
17
7
20
1
0
3
234
1
10.77
3.03
3.55
1.06
30.3
8.5
0.99
.237
2.58
5.92
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
71
August 1965
9
4
3
.571
8
2.73
4
0
1
59.1
45
18
23
1
25
4
1
2
247
2
10.77
3.79
2.84
0.15
28.7
10.1
1.18
.301
3.49
6.83
23Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
71
August 1903
10
9
1
.900
10
8
0
0
83.1
85
35
1
19
3
0
358
4
7.67
2.05
3.74
0.11
19.8
5.3
1.25
.318
3.78
9.18
24Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
70
August 2002
6
4
1
.800
6
2.14
2
2
0
46.1
29
11
13
3
14
4
0
1
184
1
13.60
2.72
5.00
0.58
38.0
7.6
0.93
.280
2.53
5.63
25Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
70
September 1999
5
4
0
1.000
5
0.88
2
1
0
41.0
20
4
5
1
6
3
0
0
150
1
15.37
1.32
11.67
0.22
46.7
4.0
0.63
.271
1.10
4.39
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