most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game for the pirates

Bob Veale has fanned the most batters for the Pirates in a game, with 16 strikeouts on June 1, 1965 and on September 30, 1964.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game for the pirates
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Bob Veale
B. Veale
16
6/1/1965
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
2Bob Veale
B. Veale
16
9/30/1964
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
1
0.00
0
0
0
12.1
7
0
0
0
8
0
0
3
52
0
3Woodie Fryman
W. Fryman
15
9/1/1967
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
4Bob Veale
B. Veale
15
9/22/1964
PIT PIT
vs
MIL MIL
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
35
0
5Oliver Perez
O. Perez
14
9/9/2004
PIT PIT
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
6Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
14
4/16/1985
PIT PIT
vs
NYM NYM
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
7Bob Moose
B. Moose
14
9/16/1969
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
7
3
5
1
3
0
0
0
37
0
8Bob Veale
B. Veale
14
7/29/1965
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
7
3
4
0
3
0
0
1
31
2
9Mitch Keller
M. Keller
13
5/14/2023
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
10Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
13
7/21/2016
PIT PIT
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
24
1
11Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
13
8/19/2013
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
12Oliver Perez
O. Perez
13
6/26/2004
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
13Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
13
8/20/1983
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
14John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
13
6/26/1975
PIT PIT
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
34
0
15Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
13
4/9/1970
PIT PIT
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
5
0
0
1
37
0
16Bob Veale
B. Veale
13
5/7/1969
PIT PIT
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.1
8
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
17Bob Veale
B. Veale
13
5/16/1968
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
8
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
36
0
18Bill Werle
B. Werle
13
8/27/1950
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
12.0
12
6
7
4
4
0
0
0
54
1
19Mitch Keller
M. Keller
12
8/19/2023
PIT PIT
@
MIN MIN
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
7
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
20Jordan Lyles
J. Lyles
12
5/17/2019
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
21Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
12
6/15/2015
PIT PIT
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
22Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
12
5/24/2015
PIT PIT
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
23Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12
9/28/2014
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
1
24Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
12
9/11/2014
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
1
25A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
12
9/21/2013
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
27
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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