players with the most strikeouts as a pitcher in a game in 2001

Randy Johnson struck out the most batters in a game in 2001, with 20 strikeouts against the Reds on May 8, 2001.

Interpreted as:

players with the most strikeouts as a pitcher in a regular-season game in 2001

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	20	5/8/2001	ARI	vs	CIN		1	1.00	0	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	9/27/2001	ARI	vs	MIL	W	1	6.75	0	0	0	6.2	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	8/23/2001	ARI	@	PIT	L	1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	28	0
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	16	7/18/2001	ARI	@	SDP	W	0	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	23	0
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	16	4/8/2001	BOS	vs	TBD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	0
6	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	9/2/2001	ARI	@	SDP		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	7/24/2001	ARI	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
8	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	6/3/2001	ARI	vs	SDP	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	7	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	27	1
9	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	14	5/25/2001	BOS	vs	TOR	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
10	Kerry Wood K. Wood	14	5/25/2001	CHC	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	14	5/2/2001	ATL	vs	MIL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
12	Kerry Wood K. Wood	14	4/27/2001	CHC	@	SFG	W	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	2	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	24	0
13	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	14	4/13/2001	ARI	@	COL	W	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	28	0
14	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	13	9/28/2001	NYY	vs	BAL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
15	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	13	9/23/2001	ARI	@	LAD	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	5	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	29	0
16	Matt Morris M. Morris	13	9/19/2001	STL	vs	MIL	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	27	1
17	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	13	9/2/2001	NYY	@	BOS	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
18	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	13	8/15/2001	ARI	vs	PIT	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	30	0
19	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	13	8/5/2001	ARI	vs	NYM	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	0
20	Jason Marquis J. Marquis	13	8/3/2001	ATL	@	MIL		1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	27	0
21	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	13	7/4/2001	ARI	@	HOU	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	25	1
22	Brad Penny B. Penny	13	6/26/2001	FLA	vs	MON	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	1
23	Shawn Chacon S. Chacon	13	6/7/2001	COL	vs	HOU	L	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	32	0
24	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	13	5/30/2001	BOS	vs	NYY	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
25	Wade Miller W. Miller	13	4/22/2001	HOU	vs	STL	W	1	3.38	0	0	0	8.0	5	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	30	0