
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| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | ERA | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | |||
| 2 | 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 | |||
| 3 | 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 | |||
| 4 | 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 | |||
| 5 | 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 | |||
| 6 | 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 | |||
| 7 | 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 | |||
| 8 | 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 | |||
| 9 | 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 | |||
| 10 | 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 | |||
| 11 | 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 | ||||
| 12 | 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 | ||||
| 13 | 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 | ||||||||
| 14 | 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 | |||
| 15 | 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 | |||
| 16 | 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 | |||
| 17 | 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 | |||
| 18 | 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 | ||||
| 19 | 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 | |||
| 20 | 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 | |||
| 21 | 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 | |||
| 22 | 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 | |||
| 23 | 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 | |||
| 24 | 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 | |||
| 25 | 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 | |||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
More MLB News
Yankees option C J.C Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, add Ali Sanchez as backup
Ernie Clement hits 3-run homer as Blue Jays overcome three Baltimore HRs to beat Orioles 6-4
Michael Busch singles in 10th, Cubs benefit from Giants error to beat San Francisco 3-2
Rangers place catcher Danny Jansen on 10-day IL with forearm strain
Rays moving left-hander Steven Matz to the bullpen after 2 rough starts
Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2
More Athletics Stats
Team Batting Leaders
HR
16
Langeliers
RBI
43
Kurtz
AVG
.318
Cortes
Team Pitching Leaders
W
5
Civale
K
65
Severino
ERA
2.74
Ginn
Team Rankings
HR
70
15th
R
268
21st
SO
516
21st
ERA
4.61
25th
MLB 2026 Batting Leaders
MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2026
MLB 2026 Betting
MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 21 | .677 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 9.5 | |
33 | 32 | .508 | 11.0 | |
30 | 35 | .462 | 14.0 | |
28 | 35 | .444 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 23 | .623 | ||
34 | 28 | .548 | 4.5 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.0 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.0 | |
31 | 32 | .492 | 8.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 23 | .641 | ||
32 | 30 | .516 | 8.0 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 8.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 15.5 | |
24 | 40 | .375 | 17.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 24 | .607 | ||
37 | 26 | .587 | 1.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 29 | .554 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 1.5 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 6.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 31 | .523 | ||
31 | 32 | .492 | 2.0 | |
30 | 34 | .469 | 3.5 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 4.5 | |
24 | 40 | .375 | 9.5 |