pitcher most strikeouts by a rookie in a world series game

Don Newcombe has fanned the most hitters by a rookie in a World Series game, with 11 strikeouts against the Yankees on October 5, 1949.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
11
10/5/1949
1949
World Series
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
2 Paul Derringer
P. Derringer
9
10/1/1931
1931
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
PHA PHA
L
1
7.71
0
0
0
7.0
11
6
6
1
3
0
0
0
34
0
3 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
9
10/11/1906
1906
World Series
CHC CHC
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
34
0
4 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8
10/21/2006
2006
World Series
DET DET
vs
STL STL
L
1
10.80
0
0
0
5.0
6
6
7
2
2
0
0
0
23
0
5 Jim Beattie
J. Beattie
8
10/15/1978
1978
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
LAD LAD
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
38
0
6 Ryne Duren
R. Duren
8
10/8/1958
1958
World Series
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
0
1.93
0
0
0
4.2
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
7 Babe Adams
B. Adams
8
10/13/1909
1909
World Series
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 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
7
10/26/2018
2018
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
BOS BOS
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
9 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
7
10/18/1998
1998
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
10 Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7
10/26/1997
1997
World Series
CLE CLE
@
FLA FLA
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
11 Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
7
10/19/1988
1988
World Series
LAD LAD
@
OAK OAK
W
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
7
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
12 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
7
10/15/1977
1977
World Series
NYY NYY
@
LAD LAD
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
33
0
13 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
7
10/7/1950
1950
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
PHN PHN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.2
7
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
35
0
14 Spec Shea
S. Shea
7
10/4/1947
1947
World Series
NYY NYY
@
BKN BKN
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
1
36
0
15 Blix Donnelly
B. Donnelly
7
10/5/1944
1944
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
SLA SLA
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
4.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
15
0
16 Paul Dean
P. Dean
7
10/5/1934
1934
World Series
SLN SLN
vs
DET DET
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
0
5
1
0
1
41
0
17 Ryne Nelson
R. Nelson
6
10/31/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
TEX TEX
0
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
18 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
6
10/29/2021
2021
World Series
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
L
1
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
18
0
19 Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
6
10/30/2015
2015
World Series
NYM NYM
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
7
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
20 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
6
10/24/2013
2013
World Series
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
24
0
21 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
6
10/31/2010
2010
World Series
SFG SFG
@
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
22 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
6
10/24/1985
1985
World Series
STL STL
vs
KCR KCR
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
23 Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
6
10/12/1983
1983
World Series
BAL BAL
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
24 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
6
10/23/1981
1981
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
7
0
0
2
40
0
25 Pat Zachry
P. Zachry
6
10/19/1976
1976
World Series
CIN CIN
@
NYY NYY
W
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
6
2
2
1
5
0
0
0
30
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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