which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a playoff game white sox

Ed Walsh has fanned the most batters for the White Sox in a postseason game, with 12 strikeouts in Game 3 of the 1906 World Series against the Cubs.

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	12	10/11/1906	CWS	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	1
2	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	8	9/29/2020	CWS	@	OAK	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
3	Britt Burns B. Burns	8	10/8/1983	CWS	vs	BAL	L	1	0.96	0	0	0	9.1	6	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	38	0
4	Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	8	10/10/1917	CWS	@	NYG	L	1	2.25	1	0	0	8.0	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
5	John Danks J. Danks	7	10/5/2008	CWS	vs	TBR	W	1	4.05	0	0	0	6.2	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
6	Freddy Garcia F. Garcia	7	10/26/2005	CWS	@	HOU	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	27	0
7	Jon Garland J. Garland	7	10/14/2005	CWS	@	LAA	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	30	0
8	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	6	10/2/2008	CWS	@	TBR	L	1	12.46	0	0	0	4.1	8	6	6	2	1	0	0	0	22	0
9	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	6	10/23/2005	CWS	vs	HOU		1	5.14	0	0	0	7.0	7	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	28	0
10	Jose Contreras J. Contreras	6	10/4/2005	CWS	vs	BOS	W	1	2.35	0	0	0	7.2	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
11	Wilson Alvarez W. Alvarez	6	10/8/1993	CWS	@	TOR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
12	Early Wynn E. Wynn	6	10/1/1959	CWS	vs	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
13	Michael Kopech M. Kopech	5	10/10/2021	CWS	vs	HOU	W	0	11.57	0	0	0	2.1	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	0
14	Clayton Richard C. Richard	5	10/2/2008	CWS	@	TBR		0	0.00	0	0	0	3.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
15	Freddy Garcia F. Garcia	5	10/15/2005	CWS	@	LAA	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	33	0
16	Alex Fernandez A. Fernandez	5	10/12/1993	CWS	vs	TOR	L	1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	3	0	3	1	0	1	33	0
17	Jose DeLeon J. DeLeon	5	10/10/1993	CWS	@	TOR		0	2.45	0	0	0	3.2	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
18	Alex Fernandez A. Fernandez	5	10/6/1993	CWS	vs	TOR	L	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	8	1	3	0	3	0	0	2	33	0
19	Floyd Bannister F. Bannister	5	10/6/1983	CWS	@	BAL	L	1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	5	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	25	0
20	Dick Donovan D. Donovan	5	10/4/1959	CWS	@	LAD	L	1	2.70	0	0	0	6.2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
21	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	5	10/13/1906	CWS	@	CHC	W	1	1.50	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	6	0	5	1	0	0	32	1
22	Aaron Bummer A. Bummer	4	10/10/2021	CWS	vs	HOU		0	0.00	0	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23	Lucas Giolito L. Giolito	4	10/8/2021	CWS	@	HOU		1	8.31	0	0	0	4.1	3	4	4	0	5	0	0	0	21	1
24	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	4	10/7/2021	CWS	@	HOU	L	1	12.27	0	0	0	3.2	6	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	20	1
25	Dallas Keuchel D. Keuchel	4	9/30/2020	CWS	@	OAK	L	1	8.10	0	0	0	3.1	6	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	17	0

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