most strikeouts in a single playoff game in mlb history

5 players are tied for the most strikeouts in a postseason game, with 5 strikeouts. The first three are Jose Siri, Andrés Giménez and Harrison Bader.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player in a single playoff game in MLB history
NAME SO DATE TM OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP
1 Jose Siri
J. Siri
5
10/8/2022
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 Andrés Giménez
A. Giménez
5
10/8/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 Harrison Bader
H. Bader
5
9/30/2020
STL STL
@
SDP SDP
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 Reggie Sanders
R. Sanders
5
10/6/1995
CIN CIN
vs
LAD LAD
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 George Pipgras
G. Pipgras
5
10/1/1932
NYY NYY
@
CHC CHC
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
6 Matt Vierling
M. Vierling
4
10/12/2024
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 Chris Taylor
C. Taylor
4
10/9/2024
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8 Evan Carter
E. Carter
4
11/1/2023
TEX TEX
@
ARI ARI
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
9 Ketel Marte
K. Marte
4
10/24/2023
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
10 Adolis García
A. García
4
10/22/2023
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
5
1
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
11 Yainer Diaz
Y. Diaz
4
10/10/2023
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12 Robbie Grossman
R. Grossman
4
10/7/2023
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
13 Adolis García
A. García
4
10/7/2023
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
14 Rhys Hoskins
R. Hoskins
4
11/3/2022
PHI PHI
vs
HOU HOU
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 Matt Carpenter
M. Carpenter
4
10/19/2022
NYY NYY
@
HOU HOU
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 Jarred Kelenic
J. Kelenic
4
10/15/2022
SEA SEA
vs
HOU HOU
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 Aaron Judge
A. Judge
4
10/14/2022
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
18 Dansby Swanson
D. Swanson
4
10/11/2022
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
19 Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
4
10/16/2021
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Mike Zunino
M. Zunino
4
10/10/2021
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
21 Travis d'Arnaud
T. d'Arnaud
4
10/9/2021
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Hunter Renfroe
H. Renfroe
4
10/11/2020
TBR TBR
vs
HOU HOU
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
23 Khris Davis
K. Davis
4
10/8/2020
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 Ronald Acuña Jr.
R. Acuña Jr.
4
10/7/2020
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Adam Duvall
A. Duvall
4
9/30/2020
ATL ATL
vs
CIN CIN
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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