Tom Cheney has fanned the most hitters in a game with 9.0+ innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts versus the Orioles on September 12, 1962.
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most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in 9 or more innings| NAME | SO | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | T. Cheney | 21 | 16.0 | 9/12/1962 | @ | W | 1 | 0.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 9.0 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 9.0 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | K. Wood | 20 | 9.0 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9.0 | 9/18/1996 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 6 | | R. Clemens | 20 | 9.0 | 4/29/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 9.0 | 8/8/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 9.0 | 6/24/1997 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | D. Cone | 19 | 9.0 | 10/6/1991 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 10.0 | 6/8/1977 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 11.0 | 8/20/1974 | vs | L | 1 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 9.0 | 8/12/1974 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 13.0 | 6/14/1974 | vs | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | T. Seaver | 19 | 9.0 | 4/22/1970 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Carlton | 19 | 9.0 | 9/15/1969 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | L. Tiant | 19 | 10.0 | 7/3/1968 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | B. Sheets | 18 | 9.0 | 5/16/2004 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 9.0 | 8/25/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Martinez | 18 | 9.0 | 6/4/1990 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9.0 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | R. Guidry | 18 | 9.0 | 6/17/1978 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | N. Ryan | 18 | 9.0 | 9/10/1976 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | D. Wilson | 18 | 9.0 | 7/14/1968 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | C. Short | 18 | 15.0 | 10/2/1965 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | J. Maloney | 18 | 11.0 | 6/14/1965 | vs | L | 1 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
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