most strikeouts by a starting pitcher red sox

The Boston Red Sox struck out their most hitters in a game on September 18, 1996 and on April 29, 1986, with 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a starting pitcher red sox
TEAM SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Red Sox
Red Sox
20
9/18/1996
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
20.00
0.00
0.00
62.5
0.0
0.56
.417
0.00
5.00
2 Red Sox
Red Sox
20
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
20.00
0.00
1.00
66.7
0.0
0.33
.222
1.00
3.00
3 Red Sox
Red Sox
17
5/14/2019
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
21.86
0.00
1.29
70.8
0.0
0.43
.333
2.57
3.86
4 Red Sox
Red Sox
17
5/6/2000
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
17.00
1.00
17.00
0.00
50.0
2.9
0.78
.375
1.00
6.00
5 Red Sox
Red Sox
17
9/10/1999
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
28
0
17.00
0.00
1.00
60.7
0.0
0.11
.000
1.00
1.00
6 Red Sox
Red Sox
17
5/12/1961
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
38
1
17.00
4.00
4.25
0.00
44.7
10.5
1.00
.294
1.00
5.00
7 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
4/8/2001
BOS BOS
vs
TBD TBD
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
18.00
3.38
5.33
0.00
55.2
10.3
0.75
.300
0.00
3.38
8 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
6/4/1999
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
32
1
16.00
2.00
8.00
1.00
50.0
6.3
0.56
.154
1.00
3.00
9 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
7/15/1988
BOS BOS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
16.00
1.00
16.00
0.00
47.1
2.9
0.67
.294
1.00
5.00
10 Red Sox
Red Sox
16
5/9/1988
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
16.00
1.00
16.00
0.00
51.6
3.2
0.44
.214
0.00
3.00
11 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/11/2018
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
15.00
0.00
1.00
45.5
0.0
0.67
.294
3.00
6.00
12 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/3/2014
BOS BOS
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
16.88
2.25
7.50
0.00
57.7
7.7
0.38
.111
0.00
1.13
13 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
7/23/2000
BOS BOS
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
34
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
44.1
0.0
0.67
.333
0.00
6.00
14 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/12/2000
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
51.7
0.0
0.22
.143
0.00
2.00
15 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
9/4/1999
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
16.88
3.38
5.00
0.00
53.6
10.7
0.63
.200
0.00
2.25
16 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
8/24/1999
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
0.00
53.6
3.6
0.63
.333
1.13
4.50
17 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/12/1999
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
1.13
51.7
3.4
0.63
.250
2.25
4.50
18 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
5/7/1999
BOS BOS
vs
ANA ANA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
16.88
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.75
.400
0.00
6.75
19 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
7/9/1988
BOS BOS
@
CWS CWS
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
29
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
1.13
51.7
3.4
0.50
.182
2.25
3.38
20 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
8/21/1984
BOS BOS
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
45.5
0.0
0.78
.389
1.00
7.00
21 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
7/28/1951
BSA BSA
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
2.25
1
0
0
16.0
11
4
4
0
1
1
0
0
61
0
8.44
0.56
15.00
0.00
24.6
1.6
0.75
.250
2.25
6.19
22 Red Sox
Red Sox
15
7/7/1911
BSA BSA
@
SLA SLA
W
1
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
0
3
1
0
32
0
15.00
3.00
5.00
0.00
46.9
9.4
0.44
.077
1.00
1.00
23 Red Sox
Red Sox
14
5/8/2019
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
29
0
15.75
0.00
0.00
48.3
0.0
0.38
.231
1.13
3.38
24 Red Sox
Red Sox
14
4/26/2016
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
15.75
2.25
7.00
0.00
42.4
6.1
1.00
.353
2.25
6.75
25 Red Sox
Red Sox
14
9/21/2004
BOS BOS
vs
BAL BAL
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
15.75
1.13
14.00
0.00
48.3
3.4
0.50
.214
0.00
3.38
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
48
38
.558
Blue Jays Blue Jays
48
38
.558
Rays Rays
48
39
.552
0.5
Red Sox Red Sox
43
45
.489
6.0
Orioles Orioles
37
49
.430
11.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
7/4
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
11:05 AM
Sat
7/5
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
7/6
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Mon
7/7
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Tue
7/8
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
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4

Final

8

CIN Reds

45 - 42

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
51
36
.586
Mets Mets
49
38
.563
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
51
35
.593
Brewers Brewers
48
38
.558
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
55
32
.632
Padres Padres
46
40
.535
8.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
48
38
.558
Blue Jays Blue Jays
48
38
.558
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
54
33
.621
Twins Twins
41
45
.477
12.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
52
34
.605
Mariners Mariners
45
41
.523
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
6/17
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
4-2
Tue
6/17
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Tue
6/17
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
3-2
Tue
6/17
AZ AZ
@
TOR TOR
1-8
Tue
6/17
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
7/3
MIN MIN
@
MIA MIA
12:10 PM
Thu
7/3
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
7/3
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
7/3
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Thu
7/3
MIL MIL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM