what pitcher has thrown the most strikeouts in a game for the yankees

Ron Guidry has struck out the most hitters for the Yankees in a game, with 18 strikeouts versus the California Angels on June 17, 1978.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher has thrown the most strikeouts in a regular-season game for the yankees?
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
18
6/17/1978
NYY NYY
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
2 Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
16
5/10/2015
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
3 David Wells
D. Wells
16
7/30/1997
NYY NYY
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
4 David Cone
D. Cone
16
6/23/1997
NYY NYY
@
DET DET
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
30
1
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/1/2021
NYY NYY
@
LAA LAA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
6 Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
15
9/29/2017
NYY NYY
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
7 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
15
4/22/1959
NYY NYY
@
WSH WSH
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
14.0
7
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
54
0
8 Bob Shawkey
B. Shawkey
15
9/27/1919
NYY NYY
@
PHA PHA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
2
0
5
0
0
40
0
9 Luis Gil
L. Gil
14
5/18/2024
NYY NYY
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
10 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
9/7/2022
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
11 Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
14
7/28/2017
NYY NYY
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
12 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
14
7/26/2011
NYY NYY
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
13 David Cone
D. Cone
14
6/7/1998
NYY NYY
vs
FLA FLA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
32
0
14 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
14
7/11/1987
NYY NYY
vs
CWS CWS
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
7
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
30
0
15 Al Downing
A. Downing
14
7/6/1963
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
W
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
6
4
4
2
5
0
0
0
33
0
16 Michael King
M. King
13
9/20/2023
NYY NYY
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
26
1
17 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13
4/6/2021
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
1
18 Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
13
5/26/2017
NYY NYY
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
19 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
13
6/30/2011
NYY NYY
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
20 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
6/3/2002
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
27
1
21 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
5/19/2002
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
22 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
13
9/28/2001
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
23 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
13
9/2/2001
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
24 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
13
5/28/2000
NYY NYY
vs
BOS BOS
L
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
25 Orlando Hernandez
O. Hernandez
13
8/28/1999
NYY NYY
vs
SEA SEA
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
29
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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