The New York Yankees had their most strikeouts in a game against the Cubs on May 7, 2017, with 22 strikeouts.
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yankess most strikeouts in a regular-season game on opening day| TEAM | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Yankees | 22 | 5/7/2017 | @ | W 5-4 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .221 | .238 | .459 | ||
| 2 | | Yankees | 19 | 7/15/2017 | @ | W 4-1 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .164 | .277 | .273 | .550 | ||
| 3 | | Yankees | 18 | 7/30/2023 | @ | L 3-9 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .417 | .717 | ||
| 4 | | Yankees | 18 | 4/3/2019 | vs | L 1-2 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .257 | .194 | .451 | ||
| 5 | | Yankees | 17 | 4/23/2026 | @ | W 4-2 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .308 | .378 | .686 | ||
| 6 | | Yankees | 17 | 9/21/2025 | @ | W 7-1 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .362 | .450 | .812 | ||
| 7 | | Yankees | 17 | 8/8/2023 | @ | W 7-1 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .432 | .541 | .972 | ||
| 8 | | Yankees | 17 | 7/17/2023 | @ | L 3-4 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .333 | .257 | .590 | ||
| 9 | | Yankees | 17 | 5/8/2021 | vs | W 4-3 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .250 | .500 | ||
| 10 | | Yankees | 17 | 5/12/2019 | @ | W 7-1 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .350 | .441 | .791 | ||
| 11 | | Yankees | 17 | 5/29/2018 | vs | W 6-5 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .356 | .628 | .983 | ||
| 12 | | Yankees | 17 | 5/21/2017 | @ | W 3-2 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .263 | .314 | .577 | ||
| 13 | | Yankees | 17 | 4/15/2017 | vs | W 3-2 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .333 | .194 | .527 | ||
| 14 | | Yankees | 17 | 8/11/2010 | @ | W 7-6 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .366 | .526 | .892 | ||
| 15 | | Yankees | 17 | 9/30/2001 | vs | N 1-1 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .104 | .204 | .167 | .370 | ||
| 16 | | Yankees | 17 | 9/10/1999 | vs | L 1-3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .037 | .071 | .148 | .220 | ||
| 17 | | Yankees | 16 | 9/14/2025 | @ | L 4-6 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .229 | .500 | .729 | ||
| 18 | | Yankees | 16 | 4/2/2025 | vs | L 3-4 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 | ||
| 19 | | Yankees | 16 | 8/28/2023 | @ | W 4-1 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .317 | .400 | .717 | ||
| 20 | | Yankees | 16 | 7/19/2023 | @ | L 3-7 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .308 | .429 | .736 | ||
| 21 | | Yankees | 16 | 3/30/2023 | vs | W 5-0 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .438 | .732 | ||
| 22 | | Yankees | 16 | 7/13/2022 | vs | W 7-6 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .256 | .314 | .571 | ||
| 23 | | Yankees | 16 | 8/15/2021 | @ | W 5-3 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .370 | .447 | .817 | ||
| 24 | | Yankees | 16 | 9/25/2019 | @ | L 0-4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .037 | .188 | .037 | .225 | ||
| 25 | | Yankees | 16 | 9/15/2018 | vs | L 7-8 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .386 | .600 | .986 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 24 | .652 | ||
37 | 32 | .536 | 8.0 | |
35 | 35 | .500 | 10.5 | |
35 | 35 | .500 | 10.5 | |
31 | 38 | .449 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 25 | .627 | ||
37 | 30 | .552 | 5.0 | |
36 | 34 | .514 | 7.5 | |
35 | 35 | .500 | 8.5 | |
32 | 36 | .471 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
44 | 26 | .629 | ||
35 | 33 | .515 | 8.0 | |
35 | 34 | .507 | 8.5 | |
28 | 42 | .400 | 16.0 | |
26 | 44 | .371 | 18.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 26 | .606 | ||
41 | 27 | .603 | ||
34 | 36 | .486 | 8.0 | |
34 | 37 | .479 | 8.5 | |
28 | 39 | .418 | 12.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 31 | .544 | ||
38 | 33 | .535 | 0.5 | |
32 | 39 | .451 | 6.5 | |
29 | 41 | .414 | 9.0 | |
28 | 42 | .400 | 10.0 | |
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37 | 34 | .521 | ||
34 | 35 | .493 | 2.0 | |
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32 | 39 | .451 | 5.0 | |
28 | 42 | .400 | 8.5 |
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