most strikeouts by a rookie giants pitcher in a game

John Montefusco and Ron Herbel are tied for striking out the most hitters by a Giants rookie in a game, with 14 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a rookie giants pitcher in a regular-season game
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
14
8/27/1975
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
2Ron Herbel
R. Herbel
14
6/24/1964
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
3John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
13
8/31/1975
vs
W
1
4.32
0
0
0
8.1
8
4
4
0
3
0
0
1
37
1
4Cliff Melton
C. Melton
13
4/25/1937
vs
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
3
0
2
0
0
35
0
5Louis Drucke
L. Drucke
13
10/6/1910
vs
W
1
1
0
0
9.0
8
3
0
1
1
0
37
0
6Hayden Birdsong
H. Birdsong
12
7/21/2024
@
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
22
1
7Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
12
7/1/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
8Matt Cain
M. Cain
12
8/6/2006
vs
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
9John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
12
9/12/1975
vs
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
7
4
5
0
3
1
0
0
36
0
10Pete Falcone
P. Falcone
12
8/26/1975
vs
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
37
1
11John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
12
8/13/1975
@
1
2.61
0
0
0
10.1
8
3
3
0
3
1
0
0
42
0
12Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
12
7/19/1960
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
1
13Hayden Birdsong
H. Birdsong
11
9/29/2024
vs
L
1
6.23
0
0
0
4.1
4
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
20
0
14Kyle Harrison
K. Harrison
11
7/26/2024
vs
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
23
1
15Kyle Harrison
K. Harrison
11
8/28/2023
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
16Chris Heston
C. Heston
11
6/9/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
0
17Matt Cain
M. Cain
11
7/1/2006
@
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
2
2
0
4
0
0
1
26
1
18Shawn Estes
S. Estes
11
7/13/1996
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
19Osvaldo Fernandez
O. Fernandez
11
5/3/1996
vs
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
20John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
11
8/23/1975
vs
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
21John D'Acquisto
J. D'Acquisto
11
9/21/1973
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
2
5
0
0
0
37
1
22Steve Stone
S. Stone
11
6/20/1971
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
23Ron Herbel
R. Herbel
11
5/22/1964
vs
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
8
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
37
1
24Richard LeMay
R. LeMay
11
6/28/1961
@
1
2.00
0
0
0
9.0
9
2
3
0
4
0
0
0
38
0
25Ruben Gomez
R. Gomez
11
6/5/1953
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
0
7
1
0
0
43
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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