most strikeouts by a royals pitcher in a playoff game

Dennis Leonard has fanned the most hitters for the Royals in a postseason game, with 9 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 1978 ALCS against the Yankees.

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NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
9
10/7/1978
@
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
30
1
2Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
8
10/1/2024
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
3Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
8
10/14/2015
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
4Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
8
10/12/2015
@
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
4
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
23
0
5Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
8
10/11/2015
@
L
1
4.76
0
0
0
5.2
5
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
24
0
6Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
8
10/22/1985
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
7Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
8
10/9/1980
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
8Chris Young
C. Young
7
10/8/2015
vs
0
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
15
0
9Danny Jackson
D. Jackson
7
10/19/1985
vs
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
10Seth Lugo
S. Lugo
6
10/2/2024
@
1
2.08
0
0
0
4.1
5
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
21
0
11Kris Medlen
K. Medlen
6
10/19/2015
@
0
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
0
12Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
6
10/17/2015
vs
1
5.06
0
0
0
5.1
8
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
13Jason Vargas
J. Vargas
6
10/15/2014
vs
W
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
19
0
14James Shields
J. Shields
6
10/5/2014
vs
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
27
1
15James Shields
J. Shields
6
9/30/2014
vs
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
16Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
6
10/20/1985
vs
L
1
4.15
0
0
0
8.2
6
4
4
0
2
0
0
1
34
0
17Danny Jackson
D. Jackson
6
10/13/1985
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
35
0
18Charlie Leibrandt
C. Leibrandt
6
10/5/1984
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
30
0
19Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
5
10/7/2024
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
19
0
20Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
5
11/1/2015
@
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
2
1
5
0
0
1
24
0
21Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
5
10/23/2015
vs
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
22Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
5
10/21/2015
@
0
9.00
0
0
0
2.0
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
23Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
5
10/16/2015
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
24
0
24Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
5
10/9/2015
vs
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
7
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
27
0
25Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
5
10/3/2014
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
0

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