pirates pitcher most strikeouts by a rookie in a game

Jose DeLeon and John Candelaria are tied for striking out the most hitters by a Pirates rookie in a game, with 13 strikeouts.

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pirates pitcher most strikeouts by a rookie in a regular-season game

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Jose DeLeon J. DeLeon	13	8/20/1983	PIT	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
2	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	13	6/26/1975	PIT	vs	CHC	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	1	34	0
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	12	9/19/2013	PIT	vs	SDP	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
4	Babe Adams B. Adams	12	9/6/1909	PIT	vs	CHC	L	1		1	0	0	10.0	10		3	0	3	0	0		41	0
5	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	11	7/11/2024	PIT	@	MIL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	23	0
6	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	11	5/17/2024	PIT	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
7	Jason Schmidt J. Schmidt	11	9/23/1996	PIT	vs	CHC	L	1	4.00	1	0	0	9.0	9	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	37	0
8	Jose DeLeon J. DeLeon	11	8/25/1983	PIT	vs	HOU	W	1	3.12	0	0	0	8.2	8	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	37	1
9	Jose DeLeon J. DeLeon	11	7/31/1983	PIT	@	NYM		1	0.00	0	0	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
10	Johnny Gee J. Gee	11	9/21/1939	PIT	vs	BSN	W	1	3.00	1	0	0	9.0	12	3	4	0	2	0	0		40	0
11	Cy Blanton C. Blanton	11	4/24/1935	PIT	@	CIN	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	0		36	0
12	Nick Maddox N. Maddox	11	9/13/1907	PIT	vs	SLN	W	1		1	1	0	9.0	5		0	0	2	0	0		33	0
13	Jared Jones J. Jones	10	5/4/2024	PIT	vs	COL		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
14	Jared Jones J. Jones	10	3/30/2024	PIT	@	MIA	W	1	4.76	0	0	0	5.2	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	23	1
15	Roansy Contreras R. Contreras	10	9/21/2022	PIT	@	NYY	L	1	11.57	0	0	0	4.2	6	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	22	2
16	Josh Fogg J. Fogg	10	8/16/2002	PIT	vs	MIL	L	1	10.13	0	0	0	5.1	9	6	8	1	3	0	0	0	29	0
17	Steve Cooke S. Cooke	10	6/26/1993	PIT	vs	PHI	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
18	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	10	7/31/1992	PIT	vs	STL	W	1	0.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	38	3
19	Earl Francis E. Francis	10	6/29/1961	PIT	vs	LAD	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	1	30	0
20	George Witt G. Witt	10	8/17/1958	PIT	@	CIN		1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	3	0	4	1	0	0	34	0
21	George Witt G. Witt	10	8/8/1958	PIT	vs	CIN	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	36	0
22	George Witt G. Witt	10	7/30/1958	PIT	vs	CHC	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	1
23	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	9	9/22/2024	PIT	@	CIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	0
24	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	9	9/9/2024	PIT	vs	MIA	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
25	Jared Jones J. Jones	9	9/8/2024	PIT	vs	WSH	W	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	0

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