most strikeouts through a pitchers first 2700 innings pitched

Tom Cheney got 21 strikeouts against the Orioles on September 12, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts through a pitchers first 2700 innings pitched in a game

	NAME	SO	IP	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Tom Cheney T. Cheney	21	16.0	9/12/1962	WSH	@	BAL	W	1	0.56	1	0	0	10	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	62	1
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	20	9.0	4/29/1986	BOS	vs	SEA	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	0
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	20	9.0	9/18/1996	BOS	@	DET	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
4	Kerry Wood K. Wood	20	9.0	5/6/1998	CHC	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	20	9.0	5/8/2001	ARI	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
6	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	20	9.0	5/11/2016	WSH	vs	DET	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	33	0
7	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	19	10.0	7/3/1968	CLE	vs	MIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
8	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	19	9.0	9/15/1969	STL	vs	NYM	L	1	4.00	1	0	0	9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	38	1
9	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	19	9.0	4/22/1970	NYM	vs	SDP	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	31	0
10	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	13.0	6/14/1974	CAL	vs	BOS		1	2.08	0	0	0	8	3	3	1	10	0	0	0	58	0
11	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	9.0	8/12/1974	CAL	vs	BOS	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	36	1
12	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	11.0	8/20/1974	CAL	vs	DET	L	1	0.82	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	41	0
13	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	10.0	6/8/1977	CAL	vs	TOR		1	0.00	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	41	2
14	David Cone D. Cone	19	9.0	10/6/1991	NYM	@	PHI	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
15	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	19	9.0	6/24/1997	SEA	vs	OAK	L	1	4.00	1	0	0	11	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	37	0
16	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	19	9.0	8/8/1997	SEA	vs	CWS	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
17	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	18	24.0	9/1/1906	PHA	@	BSA	W	1		1	0	0	15		1	0	6	1	0		89	0
18	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	18	16.0	8/4/1910	PHA	@	CWS		1		1	1	0	3		0	0	6	1	0		54	1
19	Bob Feller B. Feller	18	9.0	10/2/1938	CLE	vs	DET	L	1	4.00	1	0	0	7	4	4	0	7	1	0		42	0
20	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	18	15.0	6/14/1952	BSN	vs	CHC	L	1	1.80	1	0	0	10	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	57	0
21	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	18	9.0	8/31/1959	LAD	vs	SFG	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	36	0
22	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	18	9.0	4/24/1962	LAD	@	CHC	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	6	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	36	0
23	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	18	11.0	6/14/1965	CIN	vs	NYM	L	1	0.82	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	35	1
24	Chris Short C. Short	18	15.0	10/2/1965	PHI	@	NYM		1	0.00	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	56	0
25	Don Wilson D. Wilson	18	9.0	7/14/1968	HOU	@	CIN	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	33	1

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