most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game in red sox history

Roger Clemens has fanned the most hitters for the Red Sox in a game, with 20 strikeouts on September 18, 1996 and on April 29, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in red sox history
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
9/18/1996
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
2 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
3 Chris Sale
C. Sale
17
5/14/2019
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
5/6/2000
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
5 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
9/10/1999
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
28
0
6 Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
17
5/12/1961
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
38
1
7 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
4/8/2001
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
8 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
6/4/1999
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
32
1
9 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
16
7/15/1988
BOS BOS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
10 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
16
5/9/1988
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
11 Chris Sale
C. Sale
15
5/11/2018
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
12 Jon Lester
J. Lester
15
5/3/2014
BOS BOS
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
13 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
7/23/2000
BOS BOS
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
34
0
14 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/12/2000
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
15 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
9/4/1999
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
16 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
8/24/1999
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
17 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/12/1999
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
18 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/7/1999
BOS BOS
vs
ANA ANA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
19 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
7/9/1988
BOS BOS
@
CWS CWS
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
29
0
20 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
8/21/1984
BOS BOS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
21 Mickey McDermott
M. McDermott
15
7/28/1951
BSA BSA
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
2.25
1
0
0
16.0
11
4
4
0
1
1
0
0
61
0
22 Joe Wood
J. Wood
15
7/7/1911
BSA BSA
@
SLA SLA
W
1
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
0
3
1
0
32
0
23 Chris Sale
C. Sale
14
5/8/2019
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
29
0
24 David Price
D. Price
14
4/26/2016
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
25 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
14
9/21/2004
BOS BOS
vs
BAL BAL
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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