most strikeouts by a pitcher in an lcs game 3

Mike Mussina has fanned the most hitters in a League Championship Series game, with 15 strikeouts against the Cleveland Indians on October 11, 1997.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
15
10/11/1997
1997
ALCS
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
2John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
1975
NLCS
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
3Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
14
10/10/1972
1972
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
4Cliff Lee
C. Lee
13
10/18/2010
2010
ALCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
5Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/14/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
12
10/19/2001
2001
NLCS
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
12
10/16/1999
1999
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
8Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
12
10/5/1970
1970
ALCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
36
0
9Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
11
10/9/1973
1973
ALCS
@
L
1
1.80
1
0
0
10.0
4
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
37
0
10Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10
10/15/2013
2013
ALCS
vs
L
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
29
1
11Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10
10/18/2009
2009
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
12Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
9
10/16/2025
2025
NLCS
@
L
0
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
19
0
13Brandon Pfaadt
B. Pfaadt
9
10/19/2023
2023
NLCS
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
14John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
9
10/10/1997
1997
NLCS
@
L
1
7.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
5
5
1
5
0
0
2
27
0
15Charles Hudson
C. Hudson
9
10/7/1983
1983
NLCS
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
34
0
16Don Sutton
D. Sutton
9
10/8/1982
1982
ALCS
vs
W
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
8
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
17Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
9
10/5/1979
1979
NLCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
35
0
18Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
9
10/8/1973
1973
NLCS
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
35
0
19Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
8
10/16/2025
2025
NLCS
vs
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
20Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
8
10/15/2025
2025
ALCS
@
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
23
0
21Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
8
10/15/2018
2018
NLCS
vs
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
28
1
22John Lackey
J. Lackey
8
10/15/2013
2013
ALCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
23Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
8
10/19/2010
2010
NLCS
@
L
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
8
10/15/1999
1999
NLCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
1
25Wes Gardner
W. Gardner
8
10/8/1988
1988
ALCS
@
0
5.79
0
0
0
4.2
6
3
3
0
2
0
0
2
22
0
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