what are the most strikeouts in a playoff game by cleveland pitcher

Charles Nagy has fanned the most hitters for the Cleveland Indians in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 4 of the 1996 ALDS against the Orioles.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
12
10/5/1996
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
2 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
11
10/6/1999
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
3 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
10
10/9/2001
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
4 Mike Clevinger
M. Clevinger
9
10/8/2018
CLE CLE
vs
HOU HOU
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
3
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
22
0
5 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9
10/25/2016
CLE CLE
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
6 Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
8
10/8/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
7 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
8
10/7/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
8 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
8
10/5/2017
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
1
9 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
8
10/15/1995
CLE CLE
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
10 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
10/14/2022
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
1
3.18
0
0
0
5.2
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
25
1
11 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
7
9/29/2020
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
13.50
0
0
0
4.2
9
7
7
2
2
0
0
0
25
0
12 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
7
10/8/2017
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
22
0
13 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
7
10/30/2016
CLE CLE
@
CHC CHC
L
1
6.75
0
0
0
4.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
18
0
14 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/18/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
21
0
15 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7
10/7/2016
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
16 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
7
10/15/2001
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
L
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
20
1
17 Jaret Wright
J. Wright
7
10/26/1997
CLE CLE
@
FLA FLA
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
18 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1997
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
19 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/21/1995
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
23
0
20 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/11/1995
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
31
1
21 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
7
10/4/1995
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
28
1
22 Tanner Bibee
T. Bibee
6
10/5/2024
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
1
0.00
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
19
0
23 Sam Hentges
S. Hentges
6
10/8/2022
CLE CLE
vs
TBR TBR
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
24 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
6
9/30/2020
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
1
12.00
0
0
0
3.0
2
4
4
1
3
0
0
0
14
0
25 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
6
10/11/2017
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
7.36
0
0
0
3.2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
17
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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