most strikeouts in a single game by randy johnson

Randy Johnson fanned his most batters in a game versus the Reds on May 8, 2001, with 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a single regular-season game by Randy Johnson
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
5/8/2001
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
8/8/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
6/24/1997
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
18
9/27/1992
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
4/21/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
6/30/1999
@
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
8Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/25/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
9/27/2001
vs
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
30
1
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/23/2001
@
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
28
0
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/18/2001
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
23
0
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/28/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/18/1997
vs
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
39
0
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/15/1995
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
15Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
8/31/2004
vs
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
7/31/2002
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
38
0
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
4/10/1999
@
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
34
0
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
7/11/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
19Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
5/24/1998
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
36
0
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
4/10/1998
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
2
2
2
1
3
3
0
0
32
0
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
6/8/1997
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
5/28/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
23Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
9/23/1995
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
24Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
6/24/1995
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
25Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
8/11/1994
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
32
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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