which pitcher has the most strikeouts in a world series game not including the 2020s

Between the 2020 and 2029 seasons, Trey Yesavage fanned the most batters in a World Series game, with 12 strikeouts versus the Dodgers on Wednesday.

NAMESODATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Trey Yesavage
T. Yesavage
12
10/29/2025
2025
World Series
TOR TOR
@
LAD LAD
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
24
0
2Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
10
10/23/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
3Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
9
10/28/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
@
TEX TEX
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
4Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
9
11/5/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
22
0
5Cristian Javier
C. Javier
9
11/2/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
20
0
6Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
9
10/29/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
24
0
7Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/27/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
1
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
8Julio Urías
J. Urías
9
10/24/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
18
1
9Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
10/21/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
1
3.86
0
0
0
4.2
2
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
20
0
10Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
8
10/25/2025
2025
World Series
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
32
0
11Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
8
10/27/2023
2023
World Series
TEX TEX
vs
ARI ARI
1
9.64
0
0
0
4.2
6
5
5
1
1
0
0
0
22
0
12Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
8
10/20/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
@
LAD LAD
L
1
12.46
0
0
0
4.1
3
6
6
1
6
0
0
0
23
1
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
8
10/20/2020
2020
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
21
0
14Blake Snell
B. Snell
7
10/29/2025
2025
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
6
5
5
2
4
0
0
0
28
2
15José Urquidy
J. Urquidy
7
10/27/2021
2021
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
6
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
21
1
16Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
7
10/25/2020
2020
World Series
TBR TBR
vs
LAD LAD
L
1
7.20
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
23
3
17Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
6
10/28/2025
2025
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
TOR TOR
L
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
6
10/25/2025
2025
World Series
TOR TOR
vs
LAD LAD
L
1
4.05
0
0
0
6.2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
24
0
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
6
10/30/2024
2024
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
LAD LAD
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
4
0
5
0
4
0
0
0
30
0
20Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
6
10/25/2024
2024
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
NYY NYY
1
3.38
0
0
0
5.1
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
22
0
21Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
6
11/1/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
TEX TEX
L
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
22Ryne Nelson
R. Nelson
6
10/31/2023
2023
World Series
ARI ARI
vs
TEX TEX
0
1.69
0
0
0
5.1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
19
0
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
6
11/3/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
W
1
1.80
0
0
0
5.0
4
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
23
0
24Max Fried
M. Fried
6
11/2/2021
2021
World Series
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
25Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
6
10/29/2021
2021
World Series
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
L
1
2.45
0
0
0
3.2
3
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
18
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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