Randy Johnson has struck out the most batters by a left-hander in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Reds on May 8, 2001.
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most strikeouts by a left handed 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 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 | | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | R. Guidry | 18 | 6/17/1978 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | C. Short | 18 | 10/2/1965 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | |||
| 8 |  | S. Koufax | 18 | 4/24/1962 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | S. Koufax | 18 | 8/31/1959 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | W. Spahn | 18 | 6/14/1952 | vs | L | 1 | 1.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | J. Santana | 17 | 8/19/2007 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 9/14/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 4/21/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | 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 | ||
| 16 | | F. Tanana | 17 | 6/21/1975 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | V. Blue | 17 | 7/9/1971 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| 18 | | R. Waddell | 17 | 9/20/1908 | vs | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | | J. Pfiester | 17 | 5/30/1906 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | | R. Waddell | 17 | 9/5/1905 | @ | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| 21 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | C. Lee | 16 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 8/25/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 9/27/2001 | vs | W | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
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