most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game in 1998

Kerry Wood fanned the most hitters in a game in 1998, with 20 strikeouts against the Astros on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in 1998

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Kerry Wood K. Wood	20	5/6/1998	CHC	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	18	8/25/1998	TOR	vs	KCR	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/28/1998	HOU	vs	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
4	Kerry Wood K. Wood	16	8/26/1998	CHC	@	CIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
5	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	15	9/21/1998	TOR	vs	BAL	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
6	Sterling Hitchcock S. Hitchcock	15	8/29/1998	SDP	vs	MON	L	1	3.38	0	0	0	8.0	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	30	0
7	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	15	8/15/1998	TOR	vs	ANA		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	15	7/11/1998	SEA	vs	ANA	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	34	0
9	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	15	5/24/1998	SEA	vs	TBD	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
10	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	15	4/10/1998	SEA	@	BOS		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	2	2	2	1	3	3	0	0	32	0
11	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	15	4/5/1998	PHI	@	ATL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	33	0
12	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	9/7/1998	HOU	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	33	0
13	Darryl Kile D. Kile	14	8/20/1998	COL	@	MON	W	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	9	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	34	0
14	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	14	8/20/1998	PHI	vs	ARI	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	34	2
15	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	14	8/2/1998	TOR	@	MIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	6	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
16	David Cone D. Cone	14	6/7/1998	NYY	vs	FLA	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	32	0
17	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	14	5/29/1998	CLE	@	TOR	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
18	David Wells D. Wells	13	9/1/1998	NYY	vs	OAK	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
19	Orlando Hernandez O. Hernandez	13	8/13/1998	NYY	vs	TEX	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.1	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	31	0
20	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	13	8/12/1998	HOU	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
21	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	13	8/7/1998	BOS	@	TEX	L	1	4.05	0	0	0	6.2	6	3	4	1	2	1	0	0	30	0
22	Kerry Wood K. Wood	13	7/1/1998	CHC	vs	ARI	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	3	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	31	0
23	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	13	6/27/1998	ATL	vs	TOR	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
24	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	13	6/12/1998	PHI	vs	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
25	Kerry Wood K. Wood	13	5/29/1998	CHC	vs	ATL		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	0	6	0	0	1	32	0