pitchers with 19 strikeouts in a game

Max Scherzer got 20 strikeouts versus the Tigers on May 11, 2016.

Interpreted as:
pitchers with 19 or more strikeouts in a regular-season game
NAMEDATESOTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
5/11/2016
20
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5/8/2001
20
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
3Kerry Wood
K. Wood
5/6/1998
20
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
8/8/1997
19
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6/24/1997
19
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9/18/1996
20
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
7David Cone
D. Cone
10/6/1991
19
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4/29/1986
20
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6/8/1977
19
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
10.0
6
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
41
2
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
8/20/1974
19
vs
L
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
41
0
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
8/12/1974
19
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
36
1
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6/14/1974
19
vs
1
2.08
0
0
0
13.0
8
3
3
1
10
0
0
0
58
0
13Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
4/22/1970
19
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
9/15/1969
19
vs
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
38
1
15Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
7/3/1968
19
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
10.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
16Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
9/12/1962
21
@
W
1
0.56
1
0
0
16.0
10
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
62
1
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