most strikeouts by a rookie relief pitcher in 1 playoff game white sox

Michael Kopech and Clayton Richard are tied for striking out the most hitters by a rookie White Sox relief pitcher in a postseason game, with 5 strikeouts.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
5
10/10/2021
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
W
0
11.57
0
0
0
2.1
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
0
2 Clayton Richard
C. Richard
5
10/2/2008
CWS CWS
@
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15
0
3 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
3
10/25/2005
CWS CWS
@
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8
0
4 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
3
10/22/2005
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
5 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
2
10/12/2021
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
6 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
2
10/7/2021
CWS CWS
@
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
7 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
2
10/1/2020
CWS CWS
@
OAK OAK
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
8 Codi Heuer
C. Heuer
2
10/1/2020
CWS CWS
@
OAK OAK
0
13.50
0
0
0
1.1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
7
0
9 Roy Wilkinson
R. Wilkinson
2
10/9/1919
CWS CWS
vs
CIN CIN
0
4.50
0
0
0
4.0
4
2
2
0
4
1
1
0
21
0
10 Clayton Richard
C. Richard
1
10/6/2008
CWS CWS
vs
TBR TBR
0
3.00
0
0
0
3.0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
11 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
1
10/23/2005
CWS CWS
vs
HOU HOU
0
27.00
0
0
0
0.2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
12 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
1
10/7/2005
CWS CWS
@
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
13 Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
1
10/4/2000
CWS CWS
vs
SEA SEA
0
0.00
0
0
0
0.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
14 Roy Wilkinson
R. Wilkinson
1
10/1/1919
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
0
2.70
0
0
0
3.1
5
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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