most strikeouts in a postseason game pitcher cardinals player

Bob Gibson has struck out the most hitters for the Cardinals in a postseason game, with 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against the Tigers.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
17
10/2/1968
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
2Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
13
10/12/1964
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
10.0
6
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
39
0
3Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
12
10/8/1944
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
36
0
4Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
11
10/12/2019
vs
L
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
30
0
5Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
10
10/28/2013
vs
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
6Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
10
10/7/2012
vs
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
7Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10
10/6/1968
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
33
0
8Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10
10/12/1967
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
32
1
9Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
10
10/4/1967
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
33
0
10Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
10
10/3/1926
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
11Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
9
10/7/2013
@
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
12Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
9
10/3/2013
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
13Jeff Weaver
J. Weaver
9
10/27/2006
vs
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
14Woody Williams
W. Williams
9
10/10/2001
@
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
15Andy Benes
A. Benes
9
10/3/1996
vs
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
16Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
9
10/15/1964
vs
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
5
5
3
3
0
0
0
38
0
17Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
9
10/8/1964
vs
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
8
4
4
0
3
1
0
1
36
1
18Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
9
10/1/1931
vs
L
1
7.71
0
0
0
7.0
11
6
6
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
19Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
8
10/2/2020
@
L
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
20Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
8
10/9/2019
@
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
24
0
21Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
8
10/6/2019
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
22Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
8
10/4/2019
@
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
29
2
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
8
10/6/2014
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
24Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
8
10/4/2014
@
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
27
0
25Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
8
10/12/2013
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
26
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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