mlb players with most strikeouts as a pitchers on may 23, in a game

Bob Gibson and Mickey Lolich are tied for striking out the most hitters in a game on May 23, 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 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
16
5/23/1970
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
2 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
16
5/23/1969
DET DET
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
3.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
33
0
3 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
15
5/23/1995
CAL CAL
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
4 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
15
5/23/1984
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
33
1
5 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
14
5/23/1924
WSH WSH
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
6 Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
13
5/23/1969
HOU HOU
vs
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
36
0
7 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
12
5/23/2021
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
1.23
0
0
0
7.1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
27
0
8 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
12
5/23/2018
LAD LAD
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
25
0
9 Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
12
5/23/2008
CIN CIN
@
SDP SDP
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
23
0
10 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
12
5/23/1997
MON MON
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
31
1
11 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
12
5/23/1984
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
11
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
12 Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
12
5/23/1961
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
6.0
8
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
28
0
13 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
11
5/23/2023
ATL ATL
vs
LAD LAD
L
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
2
4
1
3
0
0
1
27
1
14 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
11
5/23/2022
NYY NYY
vs
BAL BAL
L
1
5.63
0
0
0
8.0
8
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
32
1
15 Chris Archer
C. Archer
11
5/23/2014
TBR TBR
vs
BOS BOS
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
26
0
16 Darryl Kile
D. Kile
11
5/23/2000
STL STL
vs
FLA FLA
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
31
0
17 Ken Cloude
K. Cloude
11
5/23/1998
SEA SEA
vs
TBD TBD
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
26
0
18 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
11
5/23/1998
PHI PHI
@
MON MON
L
1
2.08
1
0
0
8.2
5
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
34
0
19 Tim Leary
T. Leary
11
5/23/1990
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
1
20 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
11
5/23/1978
NYY NYY
vs
CLE CLE
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
21 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
11
5/23/1945
DET DET
@
PHA PHA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
1
1
0
0
33
1
22 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
11
5/23/1910
CWS CWS
@
BSA BSA
W
1
1
0
0
15.0
10
3
0
1
0
0
54
0
23 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
10
5/23/2024
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
21
0
24 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
10
5/23/2022
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
W
1
2.70
0
0
0
6.2
8
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
26
1
25 J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
10
5/23/2021
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
8
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
9/13
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
3-4
Sat
9/13
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
3-8
Sat
9/13
KCR KCR
@
PHI PHI
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BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
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DET DET
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MIA MIA
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
9/30
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
1:08 PM
Tue
9/30
SDP SDP
@
CHC CHC
3:08 PM
Tue
9/30
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
6:08 PM
Tue
9/30
CIN CIN
@
LAD LAD
9:08 PM
Wed
10/1
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
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