Don Hoak has the most strikeouts for the Cubs in a game, with 6 strikeouts versus the New York Giants on May 2, 1956.
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Which cub has the most ks in a regular-season game?| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Hoak | 6 | 5/2/1956 |  CHC | vs |  NYG | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | D. Swanson | 5 | 4/14/2023 |  CHC | @ |  LAD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Báez | 5 | 5/27/2019 | CHC | @ |  HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | J. Báez | 5 | 7/25/2017 | CHC | vs |  CWS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | T. Lilly | 5 | 6/30/2008 | CHC | @ |  SFG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | G. Soto | 5 | 4/26/2008 | CHC | @ |  WSH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |  | S. Sosa | 5 | 5/31/2003 | CHC | vs |  HOU | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | C. Patterson | 5 | 9/19/2002 | CHC | @ |  NYM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | S. Sosa | 5 | 6/9/2000 | CHC | @ | CWS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | S. Sosa | 5 | 4/15/1996 | CHC | vs |  CIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | B. Browne | 5 | 7/19/1966 |  CHC | vs | CIN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | A. Phillips | 5 | 6/10/1966 | CHC | @ |  HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |  | I. Happ | 4 | 5/6/2025 | CHC | vs | SFG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Berti | 4 | 4/23/2025 | CHC | vs | LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | D. Swanson | 4 | 4/15/2025 | CHC | @ |  SDP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | D. Swanson | 4 | 9/17/2024 | CHC | vs |  OAK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |  | C. Bellinger | 4 | 9/15/2024 | CHC | @ |  COL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  | P. Crow-Armstrong | 4 | 9/3/2024 | CHC | vs |  PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | M. Busch | 4 | 8/5/2024 | CHC | vs |  MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | M. Busch | 4 | 5/5/2024 | CHC | vs |  MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | D. Swanson | 4 | 9/20/2023 | CHC | vs | PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |  | C. Morel | 4 | 9/12/2023 | CHC | @ | COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | D. Swanson | 4 | 7/26/2023 | CHC | @ | CWS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | C. Morel | 4 | 7/1/2023 | CHC | vs |  CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | I. Happ | 4 | 6/14/2023 | CHC | vs | PIT | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
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