red sox pitcher most strikeouts in a single game

Roger Clemens has fanned the most hitters for the Red Sox in a game, with 20 strikeouts on September 18, 1996 and on April 29, 1986.

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red sox pitcher most strikeouts in a single regular-season game
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
9/18/1996
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
4/29/1986
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
17
5/14/2019
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
5/6/2000
vs
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
5Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
9/10/1999
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
28
0
6Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
17
5/12/1961
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
38
1
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
4/8/2001
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
6/4/1999
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
32
1
9Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
16
7/15/1988
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
10Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
16
5/9/1988
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
11Chris Sale
C. Sale
15
5/11/2018
@
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
12Jon Lester
J. Lester
15
5/3/2014
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
7/23/2000
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
34
0
14Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/12/2000
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
9/4/1999
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
8/24/1999
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
17Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/12/1999
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
5/7/1999
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
19Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
7/9/1988
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
29
0
20Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
8/21/1984
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
21Mickey McDermott
M. McDermott
15
7/28/1951
vs
W
1
2.25
1
0
0
16.0
11
4
4
0
1
1
0
0
61
0
22Joe Wood
J. Wood
15
7/7/1911
@
W
1
1
0
0
9.0
1
1
0
3
1
0
32
0
23Chris Sale
C. Sale
14
5/8/2019
@
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
29
0
24David Price
D. Price
14
4/26/2016
@
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
25Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
14
9/21/2004
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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