most strikeouts thrown in one game by a pitcher older than 43 years old

Nolan Ryan has fanned the most batters by a pitcher older than 43 in a game, with 16 strikeouts versus the Blue Jays on May 1, 1991.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts thrown in one regular-season game by a pitcher older than 43 years old
NAME SO AGE DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
44-090
5/1/1991
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
2 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
44-157
7/7/1991
TEX TEX
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
44-347
8/22/2008
ARI ARI
vs
FLA FLA
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
3
0
3
0
0
1
30
0
4 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
45-155
7/4/1992
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
33
0
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
12
45-188
8/6/1992
TEX TEX
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
2.35
0
0
0
7.2
6
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
33
0
6 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10
44-300
7/6/2008
ARI ARI
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
23
0
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10
44-257
5/24/2008
ARI ARI
@
ATL ATL
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
10
44-248
10/6/1991
TEX TEX
vs
OAK OAK
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
0
5
0
0
0
29
0
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
10
44-178
7/28/1991
TEX TEX
vs
DET DET
W
1
3.38
0
0
0
5.1
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
21
0
10 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
10
44-131
6/11/1991
TEX TEX
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
34
0
11 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
10
44-079
4/20/1991
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
28
1
12 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
45-243
5/11/2009
SFG SFG
vs
WSH WSH
W
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
8
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
23
1
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
45-233
5/1/2009
SFG SFG
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
45-018
9/28/2008
ARI ARI
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
30
1
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
44-352
8/27/2008
ARI ARI
@
SDP SDP
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
27
0
16 Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
9
45-219
6/24/2008
PHI PHI
@
OAK OAK
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
25
1
17 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
44-262
5/29/2008
ARI ARI
vs
SFG SFG
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
29
0
18 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9
44-026
8/30/2006
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
1
19 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
9
46-160
6/14/1994
FLA FLA
@
STL STL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
33
0
20 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
9
45-150
6/4/1993
FLA FLA
@
SDP SDP
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
21 Charlie Hough
C. Hough
9
45-111
4/26/1993
FLA FLA
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
26
2
22 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9
45-099
5/9/1992
TEX TEX
vs
MIL MIL
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
23 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9
44-224
9/12/1991
TEX TEX
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
24 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9
44-126
6/6/1991
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
25 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9
44-085
4/26/1991
TEX TEX
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
5.40
0
0
0
8.1
8
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
35
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for player age going back to the 1908 season.
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Mon
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