what is the most strikeouts by a rangers pitcher in one game in franchise history

Tom Cheney has struck out the most batters for the Washington Senators in a game, with 21 strikeouts against the Orioles on September 12, 1962.

Interpreted as:
What is the most strikeouts by a rangers pitcher in one regular-season game in franchise history?
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
21
9/12/1962
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.56
1
0
0
16.0
10
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
62
1
2 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
5/1/1991
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
3 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
4/26/1990
TEX TEX
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
1
4 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
15
8/12/2013
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
15
8/17/1990
TEX TEX
vs
CWS CWS
1
0.00
0
0
0
10.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
34
0
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
15
4/12/1989
TEX TEX
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
7 Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
15
8/30/1973
TEX TEX
vs
MIN MIN
L
1
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
7
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
44
0
8 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
14
8/1/2013
TEX TEX
vs
ARI ARI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
9 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
14
5/27/2013
TEX TEX
@
ARI ARI
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
7
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
10 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
14
5/5/2013
TEX TEX
vs
BOS BOS
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
27
0
11 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
14
4/2/2013
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
12 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
7/7/1991
TEX TEX
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
13 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
6/11/1990
TEX TEX
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
14 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
7/25/1989
TEX TEX
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
3
0
3
0
0
1
31
1
15 Bobby Witt
B. Witt
14
7/6/1986
TEX TEX
vs
DET DET
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
5
4
4
0
4
1
0
0
33
1
16 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
14
7/22/1977
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
17 Mike Minor
M. Minor
13
4/27/2019
TEX TEX
@
SEA SEA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
26
0
18 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
13
7/27/2010
TEX TEX
vs
OAK OAK
1
0.00
0
0
0
9.0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
19 Aaron Sele
A. Sele
13
8/12/1999
TEX TEX
vs
DET DET
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
32
0
20 Roger Pavlik
R. Pavlik
13
8/7/1993
TEX TEX
vs
SEA SEA
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
33
0
21 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
7/4/1992
TEX TEX
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
33
0
22 Bobby Witt
B. Witt
13
5/4/1991
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
1
5.87
0
0
0
7.2
5
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
34
1
23 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
9/30/1989
TEX TEX
@
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
24 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
9/12/1989
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
8
3
5
0
3
0
0
0
35
2
25 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
13
8/22/1989
TEX TEX
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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