most strikeouts in a postseason game by a dodgers pitcher

Sandy Koufax has struck out the most hitters for the Dodgers in a postseason game, with 15 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series versus the Yankees.

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NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
10/2/1963
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
36
0
2Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
14
10/2/1953
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
0
3
2
0
0
38
1
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
10/1/2020
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
12
10/3/2013
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
5Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/24/2017
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/11/2016
vs
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
7Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/9/2015
vs
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
8Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
11
10/10/1965
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
9Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
10Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
10
10/6/2026
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
11Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
10
10/17/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
22
0
12Blake Snell
B. Snell
10
10/13/2025
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
13Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10
10/11/2021
vs
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
14Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
10
10/23/2020
@
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
15Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10
10/3/2014
vs
L
1
10.80
0
0
0
6.2
8
8
8
2
0
0
0
0
28
0
16Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
10
10/11/2013
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
17Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
vs
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
18Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10
10/14/1965
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
19Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10
10/11/1965
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
20Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
10
10/3/1956
vs
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
39
0
21Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/14/2026
vs
L
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
24
0
22Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/6/2025
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
22
0
23Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
9
10/4/2025
@
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
23
0
24Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
9
10/1/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
4
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
28
0
25Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
9/30/2025
vs
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
26
0

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