pirates most strikeouts in a playoff game for a pitcher

John Candelaria has struck out the most hitters for the Pirates in a postseason game, with 14 strikeouts in Game 3 of the 1975 NLCS versus the Reds.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
14
10/7/1975
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
29
0
2 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
10
10/1/1903
PIT PIT
@
BSA BSA
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
36
0
3 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
9
10/5/1979
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
35
0
4 Steve Blass
S. Blass
9
10/2/1971
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
L
1
9.00
0
0
0
5.0
6
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
23
0
5 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
8
10/5/1990
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
L
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
31
0
6 Steve Blass
S. Blass
8
10/12/1971
PIT PIT
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
7 Babe Adams
B. Adams
8
10/13/1909
PIT PIT
vs
DET DET
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
36
0
8 Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
7
10/13/1979
PIT PIT
vs
BAL BAL
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
7
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
9 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
7
10/5/1971
PIT PIT
vs
SFG SFG
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
33
0
10 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
6
10/8/1972
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
0
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
16
1
11 Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
6
10/10/1960
PIT PIT
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
27
0
12 Bob Friend
B. Friend
6
10/6/1960
PIT PIT
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
4.0
6
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
13 Carmen Hill
C. Hill
6
10/8/1927
PIT PIT
@
NYY NYY
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
9
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
14 Lee Meadows
L. Meadows
6
10/7/1927
PIT PIT
@
NYY NYY
L
1
9.95
0
0
0
6.1
7
7
7
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
15 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
6
10/3/1903
PIT PIT
@
BSA BSA
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
16 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
5
10/9/2013
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
19
0
17 Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
5
10/6/2013
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
24
1
18 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
5
10/4/2013
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
21
0
19 Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
5
10/1/2013
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
26
0
20 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
5
10/14/1992
PIT PIT
@
ATL ATL
L
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
6
1
3
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
21 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
5
10/16/1991
PIT PIT
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
1
36
0
22 Zane Smith
Z. Smith
5
10/14/1991
PIT PIT
@
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
23 Zane Smith
Z. Smith
5
10/10/1991
PIT PIT
vs
ATL ATL
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
8
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
31
0
24 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
5
10/9/1991
PIT PIT
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
25 Doug Drabek
D. Drabek
5
10/10/1990
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
1.08
0
0
0
8.1
7
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
32
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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