most strikeouts by a single pitcher in a world series game 7

4 pitchers are tied for striking out the most batters in a World Series game, with 10 strikeouts. The first three are Roger Clemens on November 4, 2001, Bob Gibson on October 12, 1967 and Sandy Koufax on October 14, 1965.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
10
11/4/2001
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
@
ARI ARI
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
2Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10
10/12/1967
1967
World Series
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
32
1
3Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10
10/14/1965
1965
World Series
LAD LAD
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
10
10/10/1945
1945
World Series
DET DET
@
CHC CHC
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
38
1
5Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9
11/4/2001
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
NYY NYY
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
6Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
9
10/15/1964
1964
World Series
STL STL
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
5
5
3
3
0
0
0
38
0
7Jack Morris
J. Morris
8
10/27/1991
1991
World Series
MIN MIN
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
10.0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
38
0
8Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
8
10/10/1968
1968
World Series
STL STL
vs
DET DET
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
4
4
0
1
0
0
1
36
0
9Al Leiter
A. Leiter
7
10/26/1997
1997
World Series
FLA FLA
vs
CLE CLE
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
1
25
0
10Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7
10/26/1997
1997
World Series
CLE CLE
@
FLA FLA
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
11Frank Viola
F. Viola
7
10/25/1987
1987
World Series
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
12George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
7
10/10/1931
1931
World Series
PHA PHA
@
SLN SLN
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
4
1
2
0
0
0
26
1
13Carl Mays
C. Mays
7
10/12/1921
1921
World Series
NYY NYY
@
NYG NYG
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
14Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
6
10/17/1971
1971
World Series
BAL BAL
vs
PIT PIT
L
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
28
0
15Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
6
10/8/1940
1940
World Series
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
31
0
16Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
6
10/10/1931
1931
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
PHA PHA
W
1
2.08
0
0
0
8.2
7
2
2
0
5
0
0
0
36
0
17Virgil Barnes
V. Barnes
6
10/10/1924
1924
World Series
NYG NYG
@
WSH WSH
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
18Cy Young
C. Young
6
10/10/1903
1903
World Series
BSA BSA
@
PIT PIT
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
39
0
19Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
5
10/28/2011
2011
World Series
STL STL
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
26
0
20Don Gullett
D. Gullett
5
10/22/1975
1975
World Series
CIN CIN
@
BOS BOS
1
6.75
0
0
0
4.0
4
3
3
0
5
0
0
1
21
1
21Steve Blass
S. Blass
5
10/17/1971
1971
World Series
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
22Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
5
10/9/1934
1934
World Series
SLN SLN
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
23Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
5
10/10/1924
1924
World Series
WSH WSH
vs
NYG NYG
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
17
0
24Dolf Luque
D. Luque
5
10/8/1919
1919
World Series
CIN CIN
vs
CWS CWS
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
13
0
25Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4
11/1/2017
2017
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
16
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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