most strikeouts pitched in a game 7 in mlb history

Curt Schilling and Bret Saberhagen are tied for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in a postseason game, with 3 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a player pitched in a game 7 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		Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3	11/4/2001	ARI	vs	NYY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		Bret Saberhagen B. Saberhagen	3	10/27/1985	KCR	vs	STL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		Matt Cain M. Cain	2	10/22/2012	SFG	vs	STL	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
4		Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2	10/21/2004	HOU	@	STL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		Josh Beckett J. Beckett	2	10/15/2003	FLA	@	CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		Jaret Wright J. Wright	2	10/26/1997	CLE	@	FLA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
7		Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2	10/17/1996	ATL	vs	STL	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
8		Doug Drabek D. Drabek	2	10/14/1992	PIT	@	ATL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
9		John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2	10/17/1991	ATL	@	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
10		Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	2	10/17/1971	BAL	vs	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2	10/10/1968	DET	@	STL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2	10/14/1965	LAD	@	MIN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		Ralph Terry R. Terry	2	10/16/1962	NYY	@	SFG	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
14		Tommy Byrne T. Byrne	2	10/4/1955	NYY	vs	BKN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		Joe Black J. Black	2	10/7/1952	BKN	vs	NYY	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	0
16		Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	2	10/10/1931	SLN	vs	PHA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0
17		Virgil Barnes V. Barnes	2	10/10/1924	NYG	@	WSH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		0	0
18		Phil Douglas P. Douglas	2	10/12/1921	NYG	vs	NYY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0
19		Stan Coveleski S. Coveleski	2	10/12/1920	CLE	vs	BKN	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0
20		Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	2	10/8/1919	CWS	@	CIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		0	0
21		Ryan Madson R. Madson	1	10/20/2018	LAD	@	MIL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1	11/1/2017	LAD	vs	HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		Charlie Morton C. Morton	1	11/1/2017	HOU	@	LAD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		Chris Carpenter C. Carpenter	1	10/28/2011	STL	vs	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		Matt Harrison M. Harrison	1	10/28/2011	TEX	@	STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.

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