which pitcher allowed the most hits in a game last 40 years

Between June 14, 1985 and June 14, 2025, Bob Forsch has allowed the most hits in a game, with 18 hits against the Reds on August 3, 1989.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher allowed the most hits in a regular-season game last 40 years?
NAME H DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
18
8/3/1989
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
0
12.86
3
0
0
0
7.0
10
10
2
0
0
0
0
39
1
2 Greg Swindell
G. Swindell
17
6/5/1988
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
L
1
7.71
5
0
0
0
7.0
6
6
0
2
0
0
1
38
0
3 Mike Oquist
M. Oquist
16
8/3/1998
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
25.20
3
0
0
0
5.0
14
14
4
3
0
0
0
32
0
4 Scott Sanders
S. Sanders
16
4/14/1998
DET DET
@
TEX TEX
L
1
24.75
2
0
0
0
4.0
11
11
0
3
0
0
1
29
1
5 Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
16
6/10/1996
BOS BOS
@
CWS CWS
L
1
6.75
0
1
0
0
8.0
6
8
1
3
0
0
0
43
0
6 Alfredo Simon
A. Simon
15
7/1/2015
DET DET
vs
PIT PIT
L
1
9.53
7
0
0
0
5.2
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
31
1
7 Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
15
5/7/2015
SFG SFG
vs
MIA MIA
L
1
8.10
3
0
0
0
6.2
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
32
0
8 Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
15
9/15/2011
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
L
1
8.53
1
0
0
0
6.1
6
7
2
2
0
0
0
36
1
9 Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
15
5/29/2011
FLA FLA
@
LAD LAD
L
1
14.40
5
0
0
0
5.0
8
8
1
2
0
0
2
31
0
10 Sean O'Sullivan
S. O'Sullivan
15
5/28/2011
KCR KCR
@
TEX TEX
L
1
15.88
1
0
0
0
5.2
10
10
5
2
0
0
0
33
0
11 Carl Pavano
C. Pavano
15
8/19/2010
MIN MIN
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
10.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
7
7
1
0
0
0
0
31
0
12 Homer Bailey
H. Bailey
15
7/26/2008
CIN CIN
vs
COL COL
L
1
7.71
2
0
0
0
4.2
4
5
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
13 John Lackey
J. Lackey
15
7/10/2008
LAA LAA
@
TEX TEX
1
9.53
5
0
0
0
5.2
6
6
2
1
0
0
0
30
0
14 Jake Westbrook
J. Westbrook
15
8/3/2006
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
W
1
6.75
1
0
0
0
8.0
6
6
0
1
0
0
1
38
0
15 Jamey Wright
J. Wright
15
6/27/2005
COL COL
vs
HOU HOU
L
1
7.71
3
0
0
0
7.0
6
8
2
1
1
0
0
36
0
16 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
15
6/10/2005
KCR KCR
@
ARI ARI
1
22.85
2
0
0
0
4.1
11
11
3
2
0
0
0
29
0
17 Brad Radke
B. Radke
15
8/27/2004
MIN MIN
@
ANA ANA
L
1
14.29
4
0
0
0
5.2
9
9
2
0
0
0
0
31
0
18 Jason Jennings
J. Jennings
15
7/20/2004
COL COL
vs
SDP SDP
L
1
13.50
1
0
0
0
6.0
9
9
2
1
1
0
0
32
0
19 Barry Zito
B. Zito
15
7/8/2003
OAK OAK
vs
TBD TBD
L
1
11.81
2
0
0
0
5.1
7
7
0
2
1
0
0
32
0
20 Jimmy Anderson
J. Anderson
15
6/26/2003
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
L
1
19.80
2
0
0
0
5.0
11
11
2
3
0
0
0
31
0
21 Mark Mulder
M. Mulder
15
7/5/2000
OAK OAK
@
TEX TEX
L
1
2.70
7
0
0
0
6.2
2
9
0
3
0
0
1
38
0
22 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
15
7/6/1999
ATL ATL
vs
FLA FLA
L
1
6.43
3
0
0
0
7.0
5
5
1
3
0
0
1
35
0
23 Kevin Tapani
K. Tapani
15
6/20/1996
CWS CWS
vs
SEA SEA
L
1
10.80
2
0
0
0
6.2
8
8
1
4
0
0
2
37
1
24 Steve Sparks
S. Sparks
15
9/30/1995
MIL MIL
vs
BOS BOS
L
1
10.80
5
0
0
0
6.2
8
8
0
0
1
0
0
35
0
25 Mark Gubicza
M. Gubicza
15
9/4/1995
KCR KCR
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
8.44
1
0
0
0
5.1
5
5
2
1
1
0
0
30
0
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