most games with 10+ strikeouts by a rookie lefthanded pitcher in a game before 2001

Before 2001, 28 pitchers were tied for the most games pitched by a rookie left-hander in a game with 10+ strikeouts, with 1 game. The first three are Barry Zito on September 25, 2000 and Rick Ankiel and Fernando Valenzuela 6 times.

Interpreted as:

most games with 10+ strikeouts by a rookie lefthanded pitcher in a regular-season game before 2001

	NAME	G	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Barry Zito B. Zito	1	10	9/25/2000	OAK	vs	ANA	W	1	4.26	0	0	0	6.1	7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	1
2	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	11	9/13/2000	STL	@	PIT	W	1	2.70	0	0	0	6.2	7	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
3	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	10	7/27/2000	STL	vs	ARI	L	1	11.57	0	0	0	4.2	6	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	23	0
4	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	11	7/21/2000	STL	@	HOU	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	26	0
5	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	11	6/4/2000	STL	vs	CLE		1	3.60	0	0	0	5.0	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	19	0
6	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	11	5/25/2000	STL	vs	FLA	W	1	5.40	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	27	0
7	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	1	10	4/9/2000	STL	vs	MIL	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	24	0
8	Matt Perisho M. Perisho	1	12	10/3/1999	TEX	@	ANA		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
9	Randy Wolf R. Wolf	1	11	9/17/1999	PHI	@	NYM	W	1	3.00	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	24	0
10	Randy Wolf R. Wolf	1	10	7/2/1999	PHI	vs	CHC	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	0
11	Jesus Sanchez J. Sanchez	1	11	9/19/1998	FLA	@	NYM	L	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	4	0	7	0	0	0	34	0
12	Jesus Sanchez J. Sanchez	1	10	9/13/1998	FLA	@	ATL	W	1	6.43	0	0	0	7.0	5	5	5	2	4	0	0	0	30	0
13	Dennys Reyes D. Reyes	1	12	8/20/1998	CIN	@	PIT		1	4.50	0	0	0	6.0	7	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
14	Jesus Sanchez J. Sanchez	1	10	5/8/1998	FLA	vs	LAD	W	1	5.63	0	0	0	8.0	6	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	34	0
15	Tony Saunders T. Saunders	1	10	4/19/1997	FLA	@	SFG	L	1	3.68	0	0	0	7.1	5	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	28	1
16	Shawn Estes S. Estes	1	11	7/13/1996	SFG	@	LAD	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
17	Angel Miranda A. Miranda	1	10	8/7/1993	MIL	@	TOR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
18	Steve Cooke S. Cooke	1	10	6/26/1993	PIT	vs	PHI	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
19	Tim Fortugno T. Fortugno	1	12	7/25/1992	CAL	vs	DET	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	33	0
20	Donovan Osborne D. Osborne	1	10	5/7/1992	STL	vs	SFG	L	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	31	0
21	Pete Schourek P. Schourek	1	10	9/27/1991	NYM	vs	PHI	W	1	2.84	0	0	0	6.1	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
22	Brian Barnes B. Barnes	1	11	6/2/1991	MON	vs	CHC		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
23	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1	11	9/27/1989	SEA	vs	CLE	L	1	4.91	0	0	0	7.1	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	29	0
24	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1	10	9/21/1989	SEA	@	TEX	W	1	3.38	0	0	0	8.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	33	0
25	Steve Wilson S. Wilson	1	10	9/10/1989	CHC	vs	STL		1	1.80	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	0