most strikeouts in a game through first three innings by a pitcher

Tom Cheney fanned 21 batters versus the Orioles on September 12, 1962.

NAMESOIPDATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
21
16.0
9/12/1962
@
W
1
0.56
1
0
0
10
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
62
1
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
9.0
4/29/1986
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
9.0
9/18/1996
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
4Kerry Wood
K. Wood
20
9.0
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
9.0
5/8/2001
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
6Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
20
9.0
5/11/2016
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
7Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
19
10.0
7/3/1968
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
8Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
19
9.0
9/15/1969
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
38
1
9Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
19
9.0
4/22/1970
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
19
13.0
6/14/1974
vs
1
2.08
0
0
0
8
3
3
1
10
0
0
0
58
0
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
19
9.0
8/12/1974
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
36
1
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
19
11.0
8/20/1974
vs
L
1
0.82
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
41
0
13Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
19
10.0
6/8/1977
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
41
2
14David Cone
D. Cone
19
9.0
10/6/1991
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
15Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
9.0
6/24/1997
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
9.0
8/8/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
17Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
18
24.0
9/1/1906
@
W
1
1
0
0
15
1
0
6
1
0
89
0
18Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
18
16.0
8/4/1910
@
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
6
1
0
54
1
19Bob Feller
B. Feller
18
9.0
10/2/1938
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
20Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
18
15.0
6/14/1952
vs
L
1
1.80
1
0
0
10
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
57
0
21Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
18
9.0
8/31/1959
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
7
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
36
0
22Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
18
9.0
4/24/1962
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
6
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
36
0
23Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
18
11.0
6/14/1965
vs
L
1
0.82
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
24Chris Short
C. Short
18
15.0
10/2/1965
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
25Don Wilson
D. Wilson
18
9.0
7/14/1968
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
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