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 against the Yankees.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
10/2/1963
LAD LAD
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
36
0
2 Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
14
10/2/1953
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
0
3
2
0
0
38
1
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
10/1/2020
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
4 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
12
10/3/2013
LAD LAD
@
ATL ATL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/24/2017
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
6 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/11/2016
LAD LAD
vs
WSH WSH
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
7 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11
10/9/2015
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
28
0
8 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
11
10/10/1965
LAD LAD
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
33
0
9 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
10 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10
10/11/2021
LAD LAD
vs
SFG SFG
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
11 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
10
10/23/2020
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
10
10/3/2014
LAD LAD
vs
STL STL
L
1
10.80
0
0
0
6.2
8
8
8
2
0
0
0
0
28
0
13 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
10
10/11/2013
LAD LAD
@
STL STL
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
14 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
10
10/5/1988
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
3.24
0
0
0
8.1
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
15 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10
10/14/1965
LAD LAD
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
16 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
10
10/11/1965
LAD LAD
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
17 Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
10
10/3/1956
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
39
0
18 Julio Urías
J. Urías
9
10/24/2020
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
1
19 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9
10/17/2018
LAD LAD
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
20 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
9
10/15/2015
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9
10/7/2014
LAD LAD
@
STL STL
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
23
1
22 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
9
10/20/1988
LAD LAD
@
OAK OAK
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
35
1
23 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
9
10/13/1974
LAD LAD
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
31
1
24 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9
10/7/1965
LAD LAD
@
MIN MIN
L
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
25 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
9
10/5/1963
LAD LAD
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
32
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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