most strikeouts allowed from august 5, 1973 to august 21, 1997

Between August 5, 1973 and August 21, 1997, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,642 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	4,642	635	264	225	.540	633	3.22	172	47	0	4371.2	3,223	1,565	1,792	260	2,188	119	2	59	18,283	228	9.56	4.50	2.12	0.54	25.4	12.0	1.24	.268	3.69	6.64
2	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,950	562	231	199	.537	558	3.43	194	44	0	4033.1	3,782	1,536	1,700	358	1,100	130	1	56	16,684	96	6.58	2.45	2.68	0.80	17.7	6.6	1.21	.282	3.79	8.44
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,816	409	211	115	.647	408	2.97	108	40	0	2978.1	2,508	983	1,086	202	909	95	0	43	12,172	74	8.51	2.75	3.10	0.61	23.1	7.5	1.15	.283	3.28	7.58
4	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,773	638	240	236	.504	616	3.66	143	34	1	4188.1	4,063	1,702	1,910	448	1,255	129	10	116	17,641	119	5.96	2.70	2.21	0.96	15.7	7.1	1.27	.277	4.10	8.73
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,710	482	215	160	.573	468	3.34	146	28	1	3395.2	3,044	1,260	1,448	288	1,212	32	6	94	14,128	119	7.18	3.21	2.24	0.76	19.2	8.6	1.25	.279	3.84	8.07
6	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,478	549	254	186	.577	527	3.90	175	28	0	3824.0	3,567	1,657	1,815	389	1,390	58	10	99	16,120	205	5.83	3.27	1.78	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.27	8.40
7	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,368	1,007	192	168	.533	361	3.48	100	20	383	3234.1	3,021	1,251	1,353	337	725	72	556	87	13,313	28	6.59	2.02	3.27	0.94	17.8	5.4	1.16	.274	3.76	8.41
8	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,365	410	174	150	.537	407	3.88	81	18	0	2819.2	2,547	1,217	1,343	291	1,219	45	1	27	11,908	84	7.55	3.89	1.94	0.93	19.9	10.2	1.34	.282	4.29	8.13
9	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,305	821	215	214	.501	440	3.74	107	13	58	3739.2	3,236	1,555	1,776	373	1,622	168	221	43	15,891	177	5.55	3.90	1.42	0.90	14.5	10.2	1.30	.251	4.27	7.79
10	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,217	519	211	185	.533	503	3.53	149	27	5	3576.2	3,410	1,401	1,601	322	1,337	82	12	52	15,162	130	5.58	3.36	1.66	0.81	14.6	8.8	1.33	.276	4.03	8.58
11	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,087	639	241	187	.563	557	3.68	121	29	6	3908.2	3,788	1,598	1,782	364	1,146	119	40	65	16,358	82	4.81	2.64	1.82	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.26	.271	4.10	8.72
12	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	2,074	453	173	153	.531	424	3.54	113	31	2	2930.0	2,718	1,154	1,303	226	1,151	25	10	65	12,398	119	6.37	3.54	1.80	0.69	16.7	9.3	1.32	.279	4.00	8.35
13	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,070	418	182	134	.576	414	3.16	116	38	0	2954.0	2,533	1,038	1,141	244	921	40	1	83	12,097	85	6.31	2.81	2.25	0.74	17.1	7.6	1.17	.259	3.48	7.72
14	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,056	491	209	155	.574	487	3.40	92	27	2	3328.2	3,010	1,257	1,382	326	845	45	3	51	13,679	60	5.56	2.28	2.43	0.88	15.0	6.2	1.16	.258	3.74	8.14
15	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,048	347	175	96	.646	345	3.28	68	24	1	2409.2	2,139	878	962	152	777	56	1	36	9,963	61	7.65	2.90	2.64	0.57	20.6	7.8	1.21	.287	3.59	7.99
16	David Cone D. Cone	2,027	326	148	86	.632	297	3.14	52	21	1	2179.0	1,788	760	834	171	831	61	9	31	9,019	115	8.37	3.43	2.44	0.71	22.5	9.2	1.20	.273	3.44	7.39
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1,973	258	121	68	.640	250	3.39	46	17	2	1711.0	1,299	645	718	143	853	78	4	11	7,197	64	10.38	4.49	2.31	0.75	27.4	11.9	1.26	.279	3.78	6.83
18	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,969	506	211	146	.591	462	3.47	61	28	8	3092.0	2,894	1,191	1,310	267	1,034	79	20	60	12,956	55	5.73	3.01	1.90	0.78	15.2	8.0	1.27	.273	3.81	8.42
19	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,844	421	176	150	.540	420	3.73	74	16	0	2836.1	2,827	1,175	1,303	294	864	48	0	39	11,933	86	5.85	2.74	2.13	0.93	15.5	7.2	1.30	.285	4.13	8.97
20	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,839	676	162	169	.489	340	3.74	53	9	32	2835.1	2,737	1,177	1,315	295	812	77	169	97	11,906	48	5.84	2.58	2.26	0.94	15.4	6.8	1.25	.275	4.17	8.69
21	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,800	512	192	175	.523	487	3.44	92	20	5	3243.2	3,301	1,241	1,395	208	861	83	15	110	13,640	82	4.99	2.39	2.09	0.58	13.2	6.3	1.28	.289	3.87	9.16
22	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,782	362	181	107	.628	358	2.83	80	23	0	2547.1	2,253	801	917	127	607	69	3	99	10,334	41	6.30	2.14	2.94	0.45	17.2	5.9	1.12	.274	3.24	7.96
23	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	1,778	368	170	91	.651	323	3.29	95	26	4	2392.0	2,198	874	953	226	633	13	23	24	9,794	56	6.69	2.38	2.81	0.85	18.2	6.5	1.18	.276	3.59	8.27
24	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,758	427	176	122	.591	387	3.25	68	25	5	2682.1	2,481	969	1,118	192	814	78	18	97	11,171	99	5.90	2.73	2.16	0.64	15.7	7.3	1.23	.275	3.75	8.32
25	Sid Fernandez S. Fernandez	1,743	307	114	96	.543	300	3.36	25	9	1	1866.2	1,421	696	749	191	715	41	2	33	7,668	22	8.40	3.45	2.44	0.92	22.7	9.3	1.14	.247	3.61	6.85

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
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Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
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