what is the most strikeouts in a game for a leadoff hitter

Cecil Cooper and Don Hoak are tied for the most strikeouts in a game when batting 1st, with 6 strikeouts.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data may be incomplete before 1916
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESODATETMOPPBAT ORDERABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Cecil Cooper
C. Cooper
6
6/14/1974
@
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Don Hoak
D. Hoak
6
5/2/1956
vs
1
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
1
0
1
0
0
0
3Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
5
5/1/2026
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
5
4/3/2025
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Jackson Chourio
J. Chourio
5
3/27/2025
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Jake Bauers
J. Bauers
5
8/13/2023
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
7LaMonte Wade Jr.
L. Wade Jr.
5
5/26/2023
@
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Ramón Urías
R. Urías
5
4/1/2023
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Dexter Fowler
D. Fowler
5
9/24/2019
@
1
8
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
9
4
1
0
0
0
0
10Dustin Fowler
D. Fowler
5
7/9/2018
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Trea Turner
T. Turner
5
6/2/2018
@
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Brian Dozier
B. Dozier
5
7/30/2017
@
1
6
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
13Tim Anderson
T. Anderson
5
8/10/2016
@
1
6
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
14Michael A. Taylor
M. A. Taylor
5
6/22/2016
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Shin-Soo Choo
S. Choo
5
4/12/2014
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Starling Marte
S. Marte
5
4/18/2013
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Ray Durham
R. Durham
5
6/5/1998
@
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Ryan Thompson
R. Thompson
5
9/29/1993
vs
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Delino DeShields
D. DeShields
5
9/17/1991
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Bernie Williams
B. Williams
5
8/21/1991
@
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Sammy Sosa
S. Sosa
5
5/4/1990
@
1
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
22Phil Bradley
P. Bradley
5
9/7/1989
@
1
6
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
23Frank Taveras
F. Taveras
5
5/1/1979
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Pepe Mangual
P. Mangual
5
8/11/1975
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Don Buford
D. Buford
5
8/26/1971
vs
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0

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