most strikeouts in a lcs game by a pitcher

Roger Clemens, Livan Hernandez and Mike Mussina are tied for fanning the most hitters in a League Championship Series game, with 15 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data may be incomplete before 1903 · postseason
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NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
10/14/2000
2000
ALCS
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
2Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
15
10/12/1997
1997
NLCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
3Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
15
10/11/1997
1997
ALCS
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
4Mike Scott
M. Scott
14
10/8/1986
1986
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
5Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
14
10/6/1983
1983
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
36
0
6John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
1975
NLCS
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
7Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
14
10/10/1972
1972
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
8Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
13
10/14/2017
2017
ALCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
13
10/13/2013
2013
ALCS
@
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
10Cliff Lee
C. Lee
13
10/18/2010
2010
ALCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
11Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
13
10/6/1973
1973
NLCS
@
L
1
2.16
1
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
32
0
12Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
12
10/15/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
4
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
13Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
12
10/14/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
14Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
12
10/12/2013
2013
ALCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
25
2
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
12
10/19/2001
2001
NLCS
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
12
10/16/1999
1999
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
17Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
12
10/14/1986
1986
NLCS
@
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
18Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
12
10/6/1973
1973
ALCS
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
36
0
19Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
12
10/5/1970
1970
ALCS
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
36
0
20Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
11
10/19/2022
2022
ALCS
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
24
0
21Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
11
10/12/2020
2020
ALCS
@
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
4
2
0
1
0
0
28
0
22Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
11
10/12/2019
2019
NLCS
vs
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
24Hiroki Kuroda
H. Kuroda
11
10/14/2012
2012
ALCS
vs
L
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
5
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
25Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
11
10/18/2007
2007
ALCS
@
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
30
0

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