most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher in the 90s

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens were tied for fanning the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher in the 90s
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
20
5/6/1998
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
2 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
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
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
8/8/1997
SEA SEA
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
4 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
6/24/1997
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
5 David Cone
D. Cone
19
10/6/1991
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
6 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
18
8/25/1998
TOR TOR
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
18
9/27/1992
SEA SEA
@
TEX TEX
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
8 Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
18
6/4/1990
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
9 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
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
10 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
6/30/1999
ARI ARI
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
11 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
17
4/13/1996
LAD LAD
vs
FLA FLA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
31
0
12 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
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
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/28/1998
HOU HOU
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
14 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
16
8/26/1998
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
15 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
16
9/1/1997
PHI PHI
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
16 David Wells
D. Wells
16
7/30/1997
NYY NYY
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
17 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/18/1997
SEA SEA
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
39
0
18 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
16
7/12/1997
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
30
0
19 David Cone
D. Cone
16
6/23/1997
NYY NYY
@
DET DET
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
30
1
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/15/1995
SEA SEA
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
21 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
16
6/14/1995
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
33
1
22 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
5/1/1991
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
23 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
4/26/1990
TEX TEX
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
1
24 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
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
25 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
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
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