what batter did nolan ryan strike out the most

Nolan Ryan has the most strikeouts in a game, with 4 strikeouts against the Cubs on May 29, 1988.

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1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4
5/29/1988
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
9/8/1988
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
7/9/1988
HOU HOU
vs
NYM NYM
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
5/13/1988
HOU HOU
vs
CHC CHC
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
9/19/1987
HOU HOU
vs
SDP SDP
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
9/11/1983
HOU HOU
@
SFG SFG
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
6/28/1982
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
6/18/1982
HOU HOU
vs
SDP SDP
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
9/4/1972
CAL CAL
@
OAK OAK
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
6/7/1972
CAL CAL
@
DET DET
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
5/30/1972
CAL CAL
vs
CWS CWS
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
6/25/1971
NYM NYM
@
MON MON
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
13Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
5/21/1971
NYM NYM
vs
ATL ATL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
6/23/1968
NYM NYM
vs
LAD LAD
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
5/7/1968
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
4/14/1968
NYM NYM
@
HOU HOU
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
8/11/1988
HOU HOU
vs
SFG SFG
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
7/21/1988
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
7/3/1988
HOU HOU
@
NYM NYM
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
6/29/1988
HOU HOU
vs
LAD LAD
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
5/24/1988
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
4/17/1988
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
23Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
6/23/1987
HOU HOU
@
SDP SDP
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
5/27/1987
HOU HOU
vs
PIT PIT
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
5/6/1987
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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