most strikeouts by a pitcher in a september game

Tom Cheney has fanned the most hitters in a September game, with 21 strikeouts against the Orioles on September 12, 1962.

Interpreted as:

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

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Tom Cheney T. Cheney	21	9/12/1962	WSH	@	BAL	W	1	0.56	1	0	0	16.0	10	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	62	1
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	20	9/18/1996	BOS	@	DET	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
3	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	19	9/15/1969	STL	vs	NYM	L	1	4.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	38	1
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	18	9/27/1992	SEA	@	TEX		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	34	0
5	Bill Gullickson B. Gullickson	18	9/10/1980	MON	vs	CHC	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
6	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	18	9/10/1976	CAL	@	CWS	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	2	2	0	9	0	0	0	41	0
7	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	18	9/1/1906	PHA	@	BSA	W	1		1	0	0	24.0	15		1	0	6	1	0		89	0
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	17	9/14/2002	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
9	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	17	9/10/1999	BOS	@	NYY	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	28	0
10	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	17	9/30/1972	CAL	vs	MIN	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
11	Bob Feller B. Feller	17	9/13/1936	CLE	vs	PHA	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	2	2	0	9	1	0		39	1
12	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	17	9/20/1908	SLA	vs	WSH	W	1		1	0	0	10.0	5		1	0	5	0	0		38	0
13	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	17	9/5/1905	PHA	@	BSA	L	1		1	0	0	12.1	4		3	0	7	1	0		49	1
14	Spencer Strider S. Strider	16	9/1/2022	ATL	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
15	Jon Gray J. Gray	16	9/17/2016	COL	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
16	Ricky Nolasco R. Nolasco	16	9/30/2009	FLA	@	ATL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.2	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
17	Mark Prior M. Prior	16	9/30/2004	CHC	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
18	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	9/27/2001	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	6.75	0	0	0	6.2	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
19	Ron Villone R. Villone	16	9/29/2000	CIN	@	STL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	36	1
20	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	16	9/1/1997	PHI	vs	NYY	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
21	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	16	9/9/1987	HOU	vs	SFG	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	33	0
22	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	16	9/17/1984	NYM	@	PHI	L	1	1.13	1	0	0	8.0	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
23	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	16	9/12/1984	NYM	vs	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
24	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	16	9/27/1973	CAL	vs	MIN	W	1	2.45	1	0	0	11.0	10	3	4	0	7	0	0	0	49	1
25	Don Wilson D. Wilson	16	9/10/1968	HOU	@	CIN	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	35	1