which pitcher had the most strikeouts in a game for the houston astros

Don Wilson has fanned the most batters for the Astros in a game, with 18 strikeouts against the Reds on July 14, 1968.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in a regular-season game for the houston astros?
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Don Wilson
D. Wilson
18
7/14/1968
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
16
5/4/2018
HOU HOU
@
ARI ARI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/28/1998
HOU HOU
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
9/9/1987
HOU HOU
vs
SFG SFG
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
33
0
5Don Wilson
D. Wilson
16
9/10/1968
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
35
1
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/8/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
15
6/12/2019
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
0
8Mike Scott
M. Scott
15
6/8/1990
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
0.90
1
0
0
10.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
9J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
15
9/21/1979
HOU HOU
vs
CIN CIN
1
1.64
0
0
0
11.0
7
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
41
0
10J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
15
8/3/1979
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
37
1
11J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
15
9/5/1971
HOU HOU
@
SFG SFG
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
38
0
12Don Wilson
D. Wilson
15
6/18/1967
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
13Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
15
6/25/1966
HOU HOU
vs
STL STL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
2
0
3
0
0
1
35
0
14Cristian Javier
C. Javier
14
7/1/2022
HOU HOU
vs
LAA LAA
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
22
0
15Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
9/24/2019
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
9/2/2019
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
23
1
17Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
9/1/2019
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
8/28/2019
HOU HOU
vs
TBR TBR
1
5.40
0
0
0
6.2
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
27
1
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
6/7/2019
HOU HOU
vs
BAL BAL
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
27
0
20Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
8/3/2018
HOU HOU
@
LAD LAD
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
21Charlie Morton
C. Morton
14
5/12/2018
HOU HOU
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
22Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
14
5/1/2018
HOU HOU
vs
NYY NYY
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
23Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
4/13/2018
HOU HOU
vs
TEX TEX
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
26
1
24Bud Norris
B. Norris
14
8/14/2010
HOU HOU
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
29
0
25Wade Miller
W. Miller
14
5/30/2003
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
30
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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