most strikeouts by a pirates batter in a playoff game

14 players are tied for the most strikeouts for the Pirates in a postseason game, with 3 strikeouts. The first three are Pedro Alvarez, Marlon Byrd and Zane Smith.

NAMESODATETMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Pedro Alvarez
P. Alvarez
3
10/7/2015
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Marlon Byrd
M. Byrd
3
10/7/2013
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Zane Smith
Z. Smith
3
10/14/1991
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Jose Lind
J. Lind
3
10/12/1991
@
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
5Jeff King
J. King
3
10/8/1990
vs
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
6John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
3
10/7/1975
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Richie Hebner
R. Hebner
3
10/9/1974
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Richie Zisk
R. Zisk
3
10/5/1974
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
3
10/6/1971
vs
5
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
10Richie Hebner
R. Hebner
3
10/3/1971
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Willie Stargell
W. Stargell
3
10/3/1971
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
3
10/3/1970
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Ray Kremer
R. Kremer
3
10/13/1925
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
14Bill Abstein
B. Abstein
3
10/9/1909
vs
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
15Tommy Leach
T. Leach
3
10/10/1903
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
16Kitty Bransfield
K. Bransfield
3
10/6/1903
vs
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
17Gregory Polanco
G. Polanco
2
10/7/2015
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Neil Walker
N. Walker
2
10/7/2015
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Jordy Mercer
J. Mercer
2
10/1/2014
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Travis Snider
T. Snider
2
10/1/2014
vs
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Neil Walker
N. Walker
2
10/1/2014
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Pedro Alvarez
P. Alvarez
2
10/9/2013
@
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
23Pedro Alvarez
P. Alvarez
2
10/6/2013
vs
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
24Russell Martin
R. Martin
2
10/6/2013
vs
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
25Marlon Byrd
M. Byrd
2
10/3/2013
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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