which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a world series game not including the 1900s

Between the 1900 and 1909 seasons, Bill Donovan and Ed Walsh were tied for fanning the most batters in a World Series game, with 12 strikeouts.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
12
10/8/1907
1907
World Series
DET DET
@
CHC CHC
1
0.75
1
0
0
12.0
10
1
3
0
3
2
0
0
48
0
2Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
12
10/11/1906
1906
World Series
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
1
3Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
11
10/2/1903
1903
World Series
BSA BSA
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
4George Mullin
G. Mullin
10
10/12/1909
1909
World Series
DET DET
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
5Orval Overall
O. Overall
10
10/14/1908
1908
World Series
CHC CHC
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
34
1
6Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
10
10/1/1903
1903
World Series
PIT PIT
@
BSA BSA
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
36
0
7Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
9
10/11/1906
1906
World Series
CHC CHC
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
34
0
8Chief Bender
C. Bender
9
10/10/1905
1905
World Series
PHA PHA
@
NYG NYG
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
9Babe Adams
B. Adams
8
10/13/1909
1909
World Series
PIT PIT
vs
DET DET
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
36
0
10George Mullin
G. Mullin
8
10/12/1908
1908
World Series
DET DET
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
11Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
8
10/12/1905
1905
World Series
NYG NYG
@
PHA PHA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
32
0
12Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
7
10/9/1909
1909
World Series
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
13Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
7
10/11/1908
1908
World Series
DET DET
@
CHC CHC
L
1
6.75
1
0
0
8.0
7
6
6
1
1
0
0
0
32
1
14Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
7
10/9/1906
1906
World Series
CHC CHC
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
32
1
15Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
7
10/13/1903
1903
World Series
BSA BSA
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
16Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
7
10/6/1903
1903
World Series
BSA BSA
@
PIT PIT
L
1
5.63
1
0
0
8.0
12
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
35
0
17Orval Overall
O. Overall
6
10/11/1907
1907
World Series
CHC CHC
@
DET DET
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
18George Mullin
G. Mullin
6
10/9/1907
1907
World Series
DET DET
@
CHC CHC
L
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
8
3
3
0
4
1
0
0
34
0
19Eddie Plank
E. Plank
6
10/13/1905
1905
World Series
PHA PHA
@
NYG NYG
L
1
0.00
1
0
0
8.0
5
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
1
20Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
6
10/9/1905
1905
World Series
NYG NYG
@
PHA PHA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
1
21Cy Young
C. Young
6
10/10/1903
1903
World Series
BSA BSA
@
PIT PIT
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
39
0
22Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
6
10/3/1903
1903
World Series
PIT PIT
@
BSA BSA
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
23George Mullin
G. Mullin
5
10/14/1909
1909
World Series
DET DET
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
24Ed Summers
E. Summers
5
10/13/1908
1908
World Series
DET DET
vs
CHC CHC
L
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
9
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
25Orval Overall
O. Overall
5
10/11/1908
1908
World Series
CHC CHC
vs
DET DET
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
32
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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