
The Boston Red Sox had their most strikeouts in a game on September 20, 2024, on June 5, 2001 and on June 14, 1974, with 20 strikeouts.
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red sox most strikeouts in regular-season game| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Sox | 20 | 9/20/2024 | vs | L 2-4 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .333 | .256 | .589 | |||
| 2 | Red Sox | 20 | 6/5/2001 | vs | W 4-3 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .194 | .296 | .387 | .683 | |||
| 3 | Red Sox | 20 | 6/14/1974 | @ | L 3-4 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .281 | .204 | .485 | |||
| 4 | Red Sox | 19 | 9/13/2015 | @ | W 2-0 | 49 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .314 | .306 | .620 | |||
| 5 | Red Sox | 19 | 8/12/1974 | @ | L 2-4 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .250 | .265 | .515 | |||
| 6 | Red Sox | 18 | 8/9/2014 | @ | L 4-5 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .152 | .117 | .268 | |||
| 7 | Red Sox | 18 | 5/6/2012 | vs | L 6-9 | 63 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .294 | .365 | .659 | |||
| 8 | Red Sox | 18 | 10/2/2010 | vs | L 5-6 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .404 | .333 | .738 | |||
| 9 | Red Sox | 18 | 7/9/2006 | @ | L 5-6 | 65 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .169 | .308 | .277 | .585 | |||
| 10 | Red Sox | 18 | 6/15/1965 | @ | L 5-6 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .289 | .589 | |||
| 11 | Americans | 18 | 9/1/1906 | vs | L 1-4 | 80 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .188 | .253 | .238 | .490 | |||||||
| 12 | Red Sox | 17 | 9/6/2023 | @ | L 1-3 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .182 | .281 | .463 | |||
| 13 | Red Sox | 17 | 6/23/2023 | @ | W 3-1 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .219 | .395 | |||
| 14 | Red Sox | 17 | 5/21/2021 | @ | W 11-3 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .349 | .561 | .910 | |||
| 15 | Red Sox | 17 | 6/18/2019 | @ | L 3-4 | 64 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 | .299 | .391 | .689 | |||
| 16 | Red Sox | 17 | 8/5/2018 | vs | W 5-4 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .362 | .350 | .712 | |||
| 17 | Red Sox | 17 | 6/10/2013 | @ | W 10-8 | 54 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .371 | .333 | .704 | |||
| 18 | Red Sox | 17 | 6/4/2011 | vs | W 9-8 | 57 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .316 | .371 | .491 | .862 | |||
| 19 | Red Sox | 17 | 9/21/2007 | @ | W 8-1 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .409 | .600 | 1.009 | |||
| 20 | Red Sox | 17 | 9/18/1968 | vs | W 4-0 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .303 | .185 | .488 | |||
| 21 | Red Sox | 17 | 5/6/1966 | @ | L 4-5 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .469 | .747 | |||
| 22 | Red Sox | 17 | 4/15/1966 | @ | L 7-8 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .171 | .346 | .268 | .614 | |||
| 23 | Red Sox | 17 | 7/4/1963 | @ | L 3-4 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .250 | .536 | |||
| 24 | Red Sox | 17 | 5/10/1961 | @ | W 3-2 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .200 | .265 | .465 | |||
| 25 | Americans | 17 | 9/5/1905 | vs | W 3-2 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .114 | .279 | .114 | .393 | |||||||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
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72 | 48 | .600 | ||
64 | 58 | .525 | 9.0 | |
61 | 59 | .508 | 11.0 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 13.5 | |
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74 | 46 | .617 | ||
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58 | 63 | .479 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 48 | .600 | ||
64 | 57 | .529 | 8.5 | |
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50 | 71 | .413 | 22.5 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 46 | .617 | ||
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64 | 55 | .538 | 9.5 | |
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| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 57 | .517 | ||
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46 | 74 | .383 | 15.0 |