mlb players with most strikeouts as a pitchers on may 21, in a game

Steve Carlton and Jim Maloney are tied for fanning the most batters in a game on May 21, with 16 strikeouts.

NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
16
5/21/1970
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
9
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
2 Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
16
5/21/1963
CIN CIN
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.1
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
31
0
3 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
13
5/21/2021
CWS CWS
@
NYY NYY
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
4 Alex Wood
A. Wood
13
5/21/2016
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
24
1
5 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
5/21/2000
ARI ARI
@
NYM NYM
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
8
5
5
3
2
0
0
1
30
0
6 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
13
5/21/1966
LAD LAD
vs
PIT PIT
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
9
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
7 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
13
5/21/1906
PHA PHA
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
0
0
0
9.0
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
8 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12
5/21/2019
HOU HOU
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
9 Marco Estrada
M. Estrada
12
5/21/2017
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
W
1
1.17
0
0
0
7.2
5
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
10 Chris Archer
C. Archer
12
5/21/2017
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
4.26
0
0
0
6.1
6
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
11 Matt Shoemaker
M. Shoemaker
12
5/21/2016
LAA LAA
vs
BAL BAL
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
12 David Price
D. Price
12
5/21/2015
DET DET
vs
HOU HOU
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
5
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
13 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
12
5/21/1997
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
30
1
14 Shane Reynolds
S. Reynolds
12
5/21/1996
HOU HOU
vs
STL STL
L
1
8.53
0
0
0
6.1
10
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
29
1
15 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
12
5/21/1981
BOS BOS
vs
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
34
0
16 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
12
5/21/1968
CLE CLE
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
11.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
17 Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
12
5/21/1968
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
36
0
18 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
12
5/21/1944
PHA PHA
vs
CLE CLE
L
1
4.09
1
0
0
11.0
12
5
5
2
4
1
0
49
0
19 Jordan Montgomery
J. Montgomery
11
5/21/2021
NYY NYY
vs
CWS CWS
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
20 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
11
5/21/2021
LAD LAD
@
SFG SFG
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.1
2
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
26
1
21 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
11
5/21/2019
TEX TEX
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
26
1
22 Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
11
5/21/2017
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.35
0
0
0
7.2
5
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
23 Michael Fulmer
M. Fulmer
11
5/21/2016
DET DET
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
24 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
11
5/21/2015
NYM NYM
vs
STL STL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
25 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
11
5/21/2006
TBD TBD
vs
FLA FLA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
29
0
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MIL MIL
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