Bob Gibson struck out his most batters in a game versus the Phillies on May 23, 1970, with 16 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts in a regular-season game by Bob Gibson

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	16	5/23/1970	STL	@	PHI	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
2	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	15	4/26/1970	STL	vs	CIN	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	0
3	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	15	8/24/1968	STL	vs	PIT	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	3	6	1	2	0	0	0	37	0
4	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	14	8/30/1972	STL	vs	SFG	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
5	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	14	8/28/1968	STL	@	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
6	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	14	5/6/1966	STL	vs	SFG	L	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	33	0
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	7/17/1972	STL	@	HOU	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	36	0
8	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	8/28/1971	STL	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
9	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	8/12/1970	STL	vs	SDP	W	1	2.57	1	0	0	14.0	13	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	52	0
10	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	6/17/1970	STL	@	SDP	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
11	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	7/30/1969	STL	vs	SDP	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
12	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	7/21/1968	STL	vs	NYM	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
13	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	6/15/1968	STL	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
14	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	4/11/1967	STL	vs	SFG	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
15	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	7/2/1965	STL	@	NYM	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	3	3	1	4	1	0	0	38	1
16	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	13	6/28/1963	STL	@	HOU	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
17	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	4/7/1975	STL	vs	MON	L	1	5.63	0	0	0	8.0	9	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	38	1
18	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	7/3/1967	STL	vs	CIN	W	1	2.35	0	0	0	7.2	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	30	0
19	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	5/29/1967	STL	@	CIN	W	1	0.82	1	0	0	11.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	42	0
20	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	5/2/1967	STL	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
21	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	6/7/1966	STL	@	PIT	L	1	6.43	0	0	0	7.0	11	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	33	1
22	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	7/7/1965	STL	vs	SFG	L	1	2.77	1	0	0	13.0	11	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	51	1
23	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	6/27/1965	STL	vs	CHC	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	35	0
24	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	9/15/1964	STL	@	MIL	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	34	1
25	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	12	8/24/1964	STL	vs	PIT	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	0