which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a playoff game for the twins

Walter Johnson has struck out the most batters for the Washington Senators in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1924 World Series against the New York Giants.

NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
12
10/4/1924
vs
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
12.0
14
4
4
2
6
0
0
1
51
1
2Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
10
10/7/1925
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
33
0
3Carl Pavano
C. Pavano
9
10/11/2009
vs
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
25
0
4Johan Santana
J. Santana
8
10/3/2006
vs
L
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
5Rick Reed
R. Reed
8
10/4/2002
vs
L
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
23
0
6Jack Morris
J. Morris
8
10/27/1991
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
10.0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
38
0
7Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
8
10/18/1987
vs
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
8Pablo López
P. López
7
10/8/2023
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
1
9Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
7
10/6/2010
vs
1
6.35
0
0
0
5.2
6
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
26
1
10Johan Santana
J. Santana
7
10/9/2004
vs
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
5
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
23
0
11Frank Viola
F. Viola
7
10/25/1987
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
12Sonny Gray
S. Gray
6
10/10/2023
vs
L
1
9.00
0
0
0
4.0
8
4
5
2
1
0
0
0
22
0
13Sonny Gray
S. Gray
6
10/4/2023
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
21
1
14José Berríos
J. Berríos
6
10/4/2019
@
1
2.25
0
0
0
4.0
4
1
3
0
3
0
0
0
19
0
15Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
6
10/8/1987
vs
W
1
3.68
0
0
0
7.1
7
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
29
0
16Frank Viola
F. Viola
6
10/7/1987
vs
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
9
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
31
0
17Alex Ferguson
A. Ferguson
6
10/13/1925
@
L
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
7
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
18Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
5
9/29/2020
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
20
0
19Jake Odorizzi
J. Odorizzi
5
10/7/2019
vs
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
20
1
20Johan Santana
J. Santana
5
10/5/2004
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
9
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
28
0
21Kyle Lohse
K. Lohse
5
10/4/2003
vs
L
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
6
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
23
0
22Kevin Tapani
K. Tapani
5
10/9/1991
vs
L
1
5.68
0
0
0
6.1
8
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
23Frank Viola
F. Viola
5
10/17/1987
vs
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
24Dan Schatzeder
D. Schatzeder
5
10/10/1987
@
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
14
0
25Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
5
10/13/1965
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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