which athletics pitcher has the most strikeouts in a playoff game

Howard Ehmke has struck out the most hitters for the Philadelphia Athletics in a postseason game, with 13 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1929 World Series versus the Cubs.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Howard Ehmke
H. Ehmke
13
10/8/1929
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
2Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
11
10/18/1972
vs
L
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
3Chief Bender
C. Bender
11
10/14/1911
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
5
1
2
0
4
1
0
0
34
0
4George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
10
10/11/1929
vs
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
3
0
2
0
0
0
36
0
5Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9
10/5/2013
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
6Barry Zito
B. Zito
9
10/2/2003
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
28
0
7Mark Mulder
M. Mulder
9
10/6/2002
vs
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
9
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
30
1
8Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
9
10/25/1911
@
1
2.00
0
0
0
9.0
8
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
37
0
9Chief Bender
C. Bender
9
10/10/1905
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
10Dan Straily
D. Straily
8
10/8/2013
@
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
22
0
11Barry Zito
B. Zito
8
10/4/2002
@
W
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
3
0
4
0
0
0
27
1
12Dave Stewart
D. Stewart
8
10/27/1989
@
W
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
5
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
13Bob Welch
B. Welch
8
10/18/1988
vs
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
24
0
14Vida Blue
V. Blue
8
10/3/1971
@
L
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
15George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
8
10/6/1931
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
0
16George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
8
10/2/1930
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
34
0
17Eddie Plank
E. Plank
8
10/16/1911
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
31
0
18Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
8
10/20/1910
@
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
5
5
0
4
0
0
0
36
1
19Chief Bender
C. Bender
8
10/17/1910
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
30
0
20Dan Haren
D. Haren
7
10/14/2006
@
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
7
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
23
2
21Kevin Appier
K. Appier
7
10/4/2000
vs
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
6
3
3
0
5
0
0
1
29
0
22Bob Welch
B. Welch
7
10/11/1992
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
7
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
23Mike Moore
M. Moore
7
10/15/1989
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
27
2
24Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
7
10/16/1974
vs
W
1
2.35
0
0
0
7.2
6
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
31
1
25Vida Blue
V. Blue
7
10/8/1974
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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