Kerry Wood fanned the most batters in a game in 1998, with 20 strikeouts against the Astros on May 6, 1998.
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most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game 1998 season| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 8/25/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 16 | 8/28/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | K. Wood | 16 | 8/26/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 9/21/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | S. Hitchcock | 15 | 8/29/1998 | vs | L | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 8/15/1998 | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 8 |  | R. Johnson | 15 | 7/11/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 5/24/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 4/10/1998 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | C. Schilling | 15 | 4/5/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Johnson | 14 | 9/7/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Kile | 14 | 8/20/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Schilling | 14 | 8/20/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 15 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 8/2/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | D. Cone | 14 | 6/7/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | B. Colon | 14 | 5/29/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | D. Wells | 13 | 9/1/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | O. Hernandez | 13 | 8/13/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 13 | 8/12/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | P. Martinez | 13 | 8/7/1998 | @ | L | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | K. Wood | 13 | 7/1/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | G. Maddux | 13 | 6/27/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | C. Schilling | 13 | 6/12/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | K. Wood | 13 | 5/29/1998 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | |||
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