most strikeouts by a pitcher athletics

The Oakland Athletics struck out their most batters in a game versus the California Angels on July 9, 1971, with 26 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher athletics
TEAMSODATETMOPPRESULTERASHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Athletics
Athletics
26
7/9/1971
vs
W
1-0
0.00
0
0
20.0
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
72
1
11.70
0.45
26.00
0.00
36.1
1.4
0.60
.244
0.00
4.95
2Athletics
Athletics
21
8/6/2007
@
W
9-7
4.15
0
1
13.0
15
6
7
2
3
1
1
59
1
14.54
2.08
7.00
1.38
35.6
5.1
1.38
.406
4.85
10.38
3Athletics
Athletics
20
5/5/2018
vs
W
2-0
0.00
0
0
12.0
7
0
0
0
5
1
1
47
1
15.00
3.75
4.00
0.00
42.6
10.6
1.00
.333
0.00
5.25
4Athletics
Athletics
20
8/10/1972
vs
W
5-3
0.95
0
0
19.0
10
2
3
0
9
0
2
72
1
9.47
4.26
2.22
0.00
27.8
12.5
1.00
.233
1.42
4.74
5Athletics
Athletics
19
9/18/2019
vs
W
1-0
0.00
0
0
11.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
2
39
0
15.55
2.45
6.33
0.00
48.7
7.7
0.64
.235
0.00
3.27
6Athletics
Athletics
19
9/7/2019
vs
W
10-2
2.00
0
0
9.0
9
2
2
0
1
1
0
37
1
19.00
1.00
19.00
0.00
51.4
2.7
1.11
.563
2.00
9.00
7Athletics
Athletics
19
9/14/2015
@
L
7-8
5.27
0
0
13.2
16
8
8
2
10
1
2
67
0
12.51
6.59
1.90
1.32
28.4
14.9
1.90
.400
5.27
10.54
8Athletics
Athletics
19
8/31/2011
@
L
3-4
2.35
0
0
15.1
11
4
4
2
3
0
0
60
0
11.15
1.76
6.33
1.17
31.7
5.0
0.91
.250
2.35
6.46
9Athletics
Athletics
18
4/29/2013
vs
W
10-8
3.79
0
0
19.0
15
8
8
3
6
1
2
79
0
8.53
2.84
3.00
1.42
22.8
7.6
1.11
.235
3.79
7.11
10Athletics
Athletics
18
4/19/1986
@
W
7-2
2.00
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
0
5
0
0
37
0
18.00
5.00
3.60
0.00
48.6
13.5
1.11
.357
2.00
5.00
11Athletics
Athletics
18
8/4/1910
@
N 0-0
0.00
1
0
16.0
3
0
0
0
6
1
54
1
10.13
3.38
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
0.56
.103
0.00
1.69
12Athletics
Athletics
18
9/1/1906
@
W
4-1
0.00
0
0
24.0
15
0
1
0
6
1
89
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
20.2
6.7
0.88
.234
0.38
5.63
13Athletics
Athletics
18
5/21/1906
vs
L
1-2
0.00
0
0
13.0
8
0
2
1
2
0
0
12.46
1.38
9.00
0.69
0.77
1.38
5.54
14Athletics
Athletics
17
9/6/2024
vs
W
7-6
2.08
0
0
13.0
12
3
6
0
5
0
1
55
3
11.77
3.46
3.40
0.00
30.9
9.1
1.31
.364
4.15
8.31
15Athletics
Athletics
17
6/4/2011
@
L
8-9
5.93
0
0
13.2
18
9
9
1
5
0
3
62
0
11.20
3.29
3.40
0.66
27.4
8.1
1.68
.436
5.93
11.85
16Athletics
Athletics
17
9/19/2006
vs
W
7-3
3.00
0
0
9.0
13
3
3
0
5
0
1
44
0
17.00
5.00
3.40
0.00
38.6
11.4
2.00
.591
3.00
13.00
17Athletics
Athletics
17
6/17/1967
@
W
6-5
1.89
0
0
19.0
12
4
5
2
9
1
3
79
1
8.05
4.26
1.89
0.95
21.5
11.4
1.11
.200
2.37
5.68
18Athletics
Athletics
17
9/5/1905
@
L
2-3
0.00
0
0
12.1
4
0
3
0
7
1
49
1
12.41
5.11
2.43
0.00
34.7
14.3
0.89
.167
2.19
2.92
19Athletics
Athletics
16
9/5/2025
@
W
10-4
4.00
0
0
9.0
3
4
4
0
5
2
0
36
0
16.00
5.00
3.20
0.00
44.4
13.9
0.89
.231
4.00
3.00
20Athletics
Athletics
16
9/27/2020
vs
W
6-2
0.00
0
0
9.0
4
0
2
0
2
1
0
35
0
16.00
2.00
8.00
0.00
45.7
5.7
0.67
.250
2.00
4.00
21Athletics
Athletics
16
8/3/2012
vs
W
5-4
2.40
0
0
15.0
11
4
4
1
5
1
2
60
0
9.60
3.00
3.20
0.60
26.7
8.3
1.07
.270
2.40
6.60
22Athletics
Athletics
16
6/16/2011
vs
W
8-4
4.00
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
0
3
0
0
40
0
16.00
3.00
5.33
0.00
40.0
7.5
1.33
.429
4.00
9.00
23Athletics
Athletics
16
5/11/2002
vs
W
7-4
4.00
0
0
9.0
8
4
4
3
1
0
0
36
0
16.00
1.00
16.00
3.00
44.4
2.8
1.00
.313
4.00
8.00
24Athletics
Athletics
16
6/16/1995
vs
L
1-3
0.69
0
0
13.0
6
1
3
1
2
1
0
47
1
11.08
1.38
8.00
0.69
34.0
4.3
0.62
.185
2.08
4.15
25Athletics
Athletics
16
4/24/1986
vs
L
1-3
3.00
0
0
9.0
2
3
3
2
5
0
1
33
0
16.00
5.00
3.20
2.00
48.5
15.2
0.78
.000
3.00
2.00
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