most strikeouts by a rookie relief pitcher in 1 world series game

Ryne Duren has struck out the most batters by a rookie relief pitcher in a World Series game, with 8 strikeouts versus the Milwaukee Braves on October 8, 1958.

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 Ryne Duren
R. Duren
8
10/8/1958
1958
World Series
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
0
1.93
0
0
0
4.2
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
2 Blix Donnelly
B. Donnelly
7
10/5/1944
1944
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
SLA SLA
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
15
0
3 Ryne Nelson
R. Nelson
6
10/31/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
TEX TEX
0
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
4 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
6
10/24/1985
1985
World Series
STL STL
vs
KCR KCR
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
5 Ryne Duren
R. Duren
5
10/1/1958
1958
World Series
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
L
0
3.38
0
0
0
2.2
4
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
13
0
6 Karl Spooner
K. Spooner
5
9/29/1955
1955
World Series
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
7 Alexi Ogando
A. Ogando
4
10/27/2010
2010
World Series
TEX TEX
@
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
8 Hideki Okajima
H. Okajima
4
10/25/2007
2007
World Series
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
9 Jose Contreras
J. Contreras
4
10/23/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
L
0
12.00
0
0
0
3.0
5
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
17
0
10 Jose Contreras
J. Contreras
4
10/22/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
11 Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
4
10/26/2002
2002
World Series
ANA ANA
vs
SFG SFG
0
6.75
0
0
0
2.2
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
12
1
12 Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
4
10/20/2002
2002
World Series
ANA ANA
vs
SFG SFG
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
13 Felix Heredia
F. Heredia
4
10/25/1997
1997
World Series
FLA FLA
vs
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14 Antonio Alfonseca
A. Alfonseca
4
10/22/1997
1997
World Series
FLA FLA
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
15 Ted Wilks
T. Wilks
4
10/9/1944
1944
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
SLA SLA
0
0.00
0
0
1
3.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
16 Victor González
V. González
3
10/27/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
17 Josh James
J. James
3
10/23/2019
2019
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
WSH WSH
0
9.00
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
7
0
18 Dylan Floro
D. Floro
3
10/26/2018
2018
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
7
0
19 Trevor Rosenthal
T. Rosenthal
3
10/28/2013
2013
World Series
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
20 Carlos Martinez
C. Martinez
3
10/24/2013
2013
World Series
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
21 Trevor Rosenthal
T. Rosenthal
3
10/24/2013
2013
World Series
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
0
0.00
0
0
1
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
22 Fernando Salas
F. Salas
3
10/27/2011
2011
World Series
STL STL
vs
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
13
0
23 J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
3
11/4/2009
2009
World Series
PHI PHI
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
24 Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
3
10/26/2006
2006
World Series
STL STL
vs
DET DET
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
25 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
3
10/25/2005
2005
World Series
CWS CWS
@
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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