Roger Clemens struck out his most hitters in a game on September 18, 1996 and on April 29, 1986, with 20 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by Roger Clemens| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9/18/1996 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | R. Clemens | 20 | 4/29/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 8/25/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 7/12/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 7/15/1988 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Clemens | 16 | 5/9/1988 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 9/21/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 8/15/1998 | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 7/9/1988 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | R. Clemens | 15 | 8/21/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 8/2/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 9/7/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 5/10/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 7/25/1988 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | R. Clemens | 14 | 7/26/1987 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | R. Clemens | 13 | 6/3/2002 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 17 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 5/19/2002 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 5/28/2000 | vs | L | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 6/17/1999 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 8/12/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 5/1/1996 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 5/11/1993 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 8/31/1989 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 7/30/1988 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Clemens | 13 | 4/14/1988 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
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