Steve Carlton has struck out the most batters for the Cardinals in a game, with 19 strikeouts against the Mets on September 15, 1969.
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most strikeouts by a cardinals pitcher in a regular-season game| 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 |  | S. Carlton | 19 | 9/15/1969 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | D. Dean | 17 | 7/30/1933 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | B. Gibson | 16 | 5/23/1970 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | S. Carlton | 16 | 5/21/1970 | @ | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | S. Carlton | 16 | 9/20/1967 | @ | L | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | B. Gibson | 15 | 4/26/1970 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | B. Gibson | 15 | 8/24/1968 | vs | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | B. Gibson | 14 | 8/30/1972 | vs | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | B. Gibson | 14 | 8/28/1968 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | B. Gibson | 14 | 5/6/1966 | vs | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | E. Broglio | 14 | 7/15/1960 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | S. Jones | 14 | 8/22/1958 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | K. Nichols | 14 | 8/11/1904 | @ | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| 14 |  | J. Flaherty | 13 | 6/22/2018 | @ | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | J. Flaherty | 13 | 5/20/2018 | vs | W | 1 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | C. Martinez | 13 | 8/29/2016 | @ | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | J. Garcia | 13 | 4/14/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | S. Miller | 13 | 5/10/2013 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | C. Carpenter | 13 | 6/13/2006 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | M. Morris | 13 | 9/19/2001 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | T. Stottlemyre | 13 | 5/11/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | T. Stottlemyre | 13 | 5/15/1996 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | B. Gibson | 13 | 7/17/1972 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | S. Spinks | 13 | 6/25/1972 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | B. Gibson | 13 | 8/28/1971 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
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