which rookie pitcher has the most strikeouts in one game

Kerry Wood has struck out the most batters by a rookie in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Astros on May 6, 1998.

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NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kerry Wood
K. Wood
20
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
2Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
18
9/10/1980
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
3Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
18
9/1/1906
@
W
1
1
0
0
24.0
15
1
0
6
1
0
89
0
4Bob Feller
B. Feller
17
9/13/1936
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
2
2
0
9
1
0
39
1
5Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
17
5/30/1906
vs
L
1
1
0
0
15.0
12
4
0
2
0
0
57
0
6Spencer Strider
S. Strider
16
9/1/2022
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
7Jon Gray
J. Gray
16
9/17/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
8Kerry Wood
K. Wood
16
8/26/1998
@
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
2
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
9Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
16
6/14/1995
@
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
33
1
10Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
16
9/17/1984
@
L
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
7
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
30
1
11Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
16
9/12/1984
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
12Herb Score
H. Score
16
5/1/1955
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
13Jack Harshman
J. Harshman
16
7/25/1954
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
2
2
0
5
0
0
1
36
0
14Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
15
8/21/1984
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
15Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
15
8/30/1973
vs
L
1
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
7
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
44
0
16Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
15
9/15/1971
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
17J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
15
9/5/1971
@
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
38
0
18Mike Wegener
M. Wegener
15
9/10/1969
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
11.0
5
0
2
0
7
0
0
1
45
0
19Don Wilson
D. Wilson
15
6/18/1967
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
20Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
15
6/7/1967
vs
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
8
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
31
0
21Dick Drott
D. Drott
15
5/26/1957
vs
W
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
5
2
1
0
0
0
37
0
22Karl Spooner
K. Spooner
15
9/22/1954
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
23Bob Feller
B. Feller
15
8/23/1936
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
4
0
0
37
1
24Fred Glade
F. Glade
15
7/15/1904
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
2
0
0
2
0
39
0
25Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
15
7/31/1901
@
L
1
3.29
1
0
0
13.2
13
5
5
0
6
0
0
58
1

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