most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single game 1972

Nolan Ryan struck out the most hitters in a game in 1972, with 17 strikeouts against the Twins on September 30, 1972.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single regular-season game 1972

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	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
2	Rudy May R. May	16	8/10/1972	CAL	vs	MIN	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	1	36	1
3	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	16	7/9/1972	CAL	vs	BOS	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
4	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	16	7/1/1972	CAL	vs	OAK	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	3	0	3	2	0	0	35	1
5	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	15	10/2/1972	DET	vs	BOS	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	38	0
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	15	9/20/1972	NYM	vs	PIT	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	0
7	Fred Norman F. Norman	15	9/15/1972	SDP	@	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	39	0
8	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	15	9/12/1972	CAL	vs	TEX	L	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	3	0	3	1	0	0	35	2
9	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	14	8/30/1972	STL	vs	SFG	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
10	Don Wilson D. Wilson	14	8/20/1972	HOU	@	PHI	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	33	0
11	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	14	7/27/1972	CAL	vs	TEX	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	35	2
12	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	14	5/5/1972	CAL	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	34	1
13	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	14	4/25/1972	PHI	@	SFG	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
14	Dick Bosman D. Bosman	13	10/1/1972	TEX	vs	CWS	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
15	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	13	9/29/1972	NYM	@	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	32	1
16	Balor Moore B. Moore	13	8/23/1972	MON	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33	1
17	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	13	8/11/1972	BAL	vs	BOS	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	35	1
18	Tommy John T. John	13	8/8/1972	LAD	@	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	33	0
19	Balor Moore B. Moore	13	7/23/1972	MON	@	SDP	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	31	0
20	Bill Slayback B. Slayback	13	7/20/1972	DET	@	TEX	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	1
21	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	7/17/1972	STL	@	HOU	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	36	0
22	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	13	6/29/1972	PHI	vs	NYM	W	1	4.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	4	4	0	6	0	0	0	39	1
23	Scipio Spinks S. Spinks	13	6/25/1972	STL	@	NYM	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	38	0
24	Dick Drago D. Drago	13	5/24/1972	KCR	vs	MIN	L	1	0.75	1	0	0	12.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	43	0
25	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	13	5/7/1972	PHI	vs	SFG	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	33	0