most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single game 1978

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

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single regular-season game 1978

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	18	6/17/1978	NYY	vs	CAL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	15	4/24/1978	CAL	vs	SEA		1	4.00	0	0	0	9.0	7	4	4	1	5	0	0	0	39	2
3	Moose Haas M. Haas	14	4/12/1978	MIL	vs	NYY	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	34	0
4	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	13	10/1/1978	CAL	vs	CWS	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	4	0	6	1	0	1	38	0
5	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	13	8/21/1978	NYM	vs	SFG		1	0.00	0	0	0	10.0	8	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	0
6	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	13	8/16/1978	CAL	vs	BOS	L	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	4	1	8	0	0	1	40	0
7	J.R. Richard	13	8/12/1978	HOU	vs	ATL	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	35	0
8	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	13	7/14/1978	CAL	vs	TOR		1	2.00	0	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	0	0	37	0
9	Craig Swan C. Swan	13	7/4/1978	NYM	vs	PHI	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	36	0
10	Mike Flanagan M. Flanagan	13	6/30/1978	BAL	vs	BOS		1	2.00	0	0	0	9.0	10	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	36	1
11	J.R. Richard	13	6/4/1978	HOU	vs	STL	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	3	4	0	2	0	0	1	36	2
12	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	13	5/16/1978	CIN	@	MON	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
13	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	13	4/8/1978	CAL	vs	OAK		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	24	0
14	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	12	9/20/1978	CIN	@	LAD	W	1	3.24	0	0	0	8.1	5	3	3	2	5	0	0	0	35	0
15	J.R. Richard	12	9/15/1978	HOU	@	SDP	W	1	4.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	38	0
16	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	12	9/10/1978	CAL	vs	KCR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	38	1
17	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	12	8/4/1978	ATL	vs	HOU	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	38	1
18	J.R. Richard	12	7/9/1978	HOU	vs	LAD	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	39	2
19	J.R. Richard	12	6/9/1978	HOU	@	STL	W	1	8.44	0	0	0	5.1	5	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	27	0
20	Ken Kravec K. Kravec	12	6/7/1978	CWS	@	MIN	W	1	3.24	0	0	0	8.1	8	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	36	1
21	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	12	5/10/1978	PIT	@	SFG	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
22	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	12	5/5/1978	CAL	vs	CLE	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	31	0
23	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	12	4/13/1978	CAL	vs	MIN		1	0.00	0	0	0	10.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	36	0
24	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	11	10/1/1978	CIN	vs	ATL		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	7	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	34	0
25	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	11	9/20/1978	HOU	vs	ATL	L	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	1