most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game in yankees history

Ron Guidry has struck out the most batters for the Yankees in a game, with 18 strikeouts against the California Angels on June 17, 1978.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in yankees history
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
18
6/17/1978
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
2Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
16
5/10/2015
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
3David Wells
D. Wells
16
7/30/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
4David Cone
D. Cone
16
6/23/1997
@
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
30
1
5Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/1/2021
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
6Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
15
9/29/2017
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
7Whitey Ford
W. Ford
15
4/22/1959
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
14.0
7
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
54
0
8Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
15
9/27/1919
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
2
0
5
0
0
40
0
9Luis Gil
L. Gil
14
5/18/2024
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
9/7/2022
vs
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
11Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
14
7/28/2017
vs
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
12CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
14
7/26/2011
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
13David Cone
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
14Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
14
7/11/1987
vs
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
7
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
30
0
15Al Downing
A. Downing
14
7/6/1963
@
W
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
6
4
4
2
5
0
0
0
33
0
16Max Fried
M. Fried
13
9/18/2025
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
17Michael King
M. King
13
9/20/2023
vs
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
26
1
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13
4/6/2021
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
1
19Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
13
5/26/2017
vs
L
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
20CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
13
6/30/2011
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
21Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
6/3/2002
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
27
1
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
5/19/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
23Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
13
9/28/2001
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
24Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
13
9/2/2001
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
25Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
5/28/2000
vs
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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