tim wakefield most strikeouts in a single playoff game

Tim Wakefield fanned his most hitters in a postseason game in Game 4 of the 2003 ALCS against the Yankees, with 8 strikeouts.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
8
10/13/2003
BOS BOS
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
4
1
0
0
30
0
2Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
7
10/16/2007
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
L
1
9.64
0
0
0
4.2
5
5
5
1
2
1
0
0
22
0
3Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
7
10/2/2003
BOS BOS
@
OAK OAK
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
5
0
3
2
0
0
28
0
4Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4
10/7/2005
BOS BOS
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
6.75
0
0
0
5.1
6
4
4
1
1
2
0
0
23
0
5Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4
10/18/2004
BOS BOS
vs
NYY NYY
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
12
0
6Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4
10/7/1999
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
7Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4
10/6/1995
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
11.81
0
0
0
5.1
5
7
7
1
5
1
0
0
27
0
8Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4
10/13/1992
PIT PIT
@
ATL ATL
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
41
1
9Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
3
10/9/1992
PIT PIT
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
32
0
10Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2
10/14/2008
BOS BOS
vs
TBR TBR
L
1
16.88
0
0
0
2.2
6
5
5
3
2
0
0
0
16
0
11Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2
10/23/2004
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
1
12.27
0
0
0
3.2
3
5
5
1
5
1
0
0
19
0
12Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2
10/8/2003
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
13Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
1
10/16/2004
BOS BOS
vs
NYY NYY
0
13.50
0
0
0
3.1
5
5
5
0
2
0
0
1
17
0
14Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
1
10/12/2004
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
0
18.00
0
0
0
1.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
15Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
1
9/30/1998
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
L
1
33.75
0
0
0
1.1
3
5
5
0
2
1
0
0
10
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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