most strikeouts by a pitcher in game 4 of the world series

John Smoltz and Don Drysdale are tied for striking out the most hitters in a World Series game, with 11 strikeouts.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
11
10/27/1999
1999
World Series
ATL ATL
@
NYY NYY
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
6
3
3
0
3
0
0
1
30
0
2 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
11
10/10/1965
1965
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
3 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10
10/6/1968
1968
World Series
STL STL
@
DET DET
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
33
0
4 Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
10
10/4/1952
1952
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
BKN BKN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
32
0
5 George Mullin
G. Mullin
10
10/12/1909
1909
World Series
DET DET
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
6 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
9
11/2/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
7 Julio Urías
J. Urías
9
10/24/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
1
8 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9
10/31/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
@
NYY NYY
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
9 Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
9
10/20/1990
1990
World Series
CIN CIN
@
OAK OAK
W
1
1.08
0
0
0
8.1
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
1
30
0
10 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
8
10/28/2012
2012
World Series
DET DET
vs
SFG SFG
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
11 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
8
10/21/1998
1998
World Series
SDP SDP
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
8
3
3
0
3
0
0
2
35
0
12 John Tudor
J. Tudor
8
10/23/1985
1985
World Series
STL STL
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
13 Roger Craig
R. Craig
8
10/11/1964
1964
World Series
STL STL
@
NYY NYY
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.2
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
0
14 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
8
10/6/1963
1963
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
15 Billy Loes
B. Loes
8
10/3/1953
1953
World Series
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
8
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
34
0
16 George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
8
10/6/1931
1931
World Series
PHA PHA
vs
SLN SLN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
17 Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
8
10/9/1928
1928
World Series
NYY NYY
@
SLN SLN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
39
0
18 Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
8
10/6/1926
1926
World Series
NYY NYY
@
SLN SLN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
14
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
42
0
19 Phil Douglas
P. Douglas
8
10/9/1921
1921
World Series
NYG NYG
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
32
0
20 Rich Hill
R. Hill
7
10/27/2018
2018
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
BOS BOS
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
24
0
21 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
7
10/28/2017
2017
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
LAD LAD
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
22
0
22 Derek Holland
D. Holland
7
10/23/2011
2011
World Series
TEX TEX
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
28
0
23 Joe Blanton
J. Blanton
7
11/1/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
NYY NYY
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
4
4
0
2
1
0
0
26
0
24 Joe Blanton
J. Blanton
7
10/26/2008
2008
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
25
0
25 Brandon Backe
B. Backe
7
10/26/2005
2005
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
CWS CWS
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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MIA MIA
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NYM NYM
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Mon
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PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
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DET DET
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CWS CWS
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Tue
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COL COL
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MIA MIA
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