most strikeouts allowed from august 22, 1977 to september 27, 1998

Between August 22, 1977 and September 27, 1998, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 3,345 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	3,345	483	185	165	.529	483	3.29	86	27	0	3201.1	2,426	1,169	1,335	201	1,440	88	0	47	13,330	177	9.40	4.05	2.32	0.57	25.1	10.8	1.21	.270	3.75	6.82
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,153	450	233	124	.653	449	2.95	114	44	0	3274.2	2,732	1,072	1,188	214	1,012	105	0	44	13,389	82	8.67	2.78	3.12	0.59	23.5	7.6	1.14	.283	3.27	7.51
3	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,452	543	253	185	.578	522	3.91	174	28	0	3783.1	3,536	1,642	1,799	386	1,369	58	10	99	15,955	203	5.83	3.26	1.79	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.28	8.41
4	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,421	432	178	156	.533	423	3.94	81	18	0	2901.0	2,654	1,270	1,398	302	1,260	46	1	28	12,288	87	7.51	3.91	1.92	0.94	19.7	10.3	1.35	.285	4.34	8.23
5	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,329	296	143	79	.644	287	3.36	56	23	2	1978.1	1,523	739	827	169	943	92	4	12	8,302	71	10.60	4.29	2.47	0.77	28.1	11.4	1.25	.284	3.76	6.93
6	David Cone D. Cone	2,243	359	168	93	.644	330	3.17	55	21	1	2396.2	1,980	845	927	191	895	76	9	32	9,925	122	8.42	3.36	2.51	0.72	22.6	9.0	1.20	.274	3.48	7.44
7	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,150	377	185	103	.642	374	3.33	68	24	1	2580.2	2,318	956	1,044	169	843	66	1	36	10,706	67	7.50	2.94	2.55	0.59	20.1	7.9	1.22	.287	3.64	8.08
8	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
9	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,047	656	233	185	.557	551	3.71	118	30	5	3840.2	3,760	1,584	1,767	364	1,107	116	35	68	16,103	79	4.80	2.59	1.85	0.85	12.7	6.9	1.27	.272	4.14	8.81
10	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,024	403	202	117	.633	399	2.75	89	28	0	2849.1	2,503	872	1,001	141	654	76	3	110	11,517	45	6.39	2.07	3.09	0.45	17.6	5.7	1.11	.274	3.16	7.91
11	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,012	587	183	186	.496	440	3.85	107	13	12	3301.1	2,920	1,413	1,613	342	1,395	143	73	32	14,048	156	5.49	3.80	1.44	0.93	14.3	9.9	1.31	.254	4.40	7.96
12	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,998	415	168	138	.549	411	3.71	114	26	0	2859.2	2,775	1,179	1,291	284	785	99	1	41	11,937	69	6.29	2.47	2.55	0.89	16.7	6.6	1.24	.284	4.06	8.73
13	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
14	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,951	403	153	129	.543	346	3.66	56	14	0	2461.2	2,347	1,002	1,117	231	1,024	63	24	25	10,485	102	7.13	3.74	1.91	0.84	18.6	9.8	1.37	.293	4.08	8.58
15	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,942	327	146	105	.582	327	3.36	46	13	0	2228.0	1,924	832	916	181	734	34	0	53	9,201	117	7.84	2.96	2.65	0.73	21.1	8.0	1.19	.276	3.70	7.77
16	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,942	716	171	182	.484	371	3.84	53	9	32	3016.2	2,951	1,286	1,432	321	874	81	171	101	12,716	52	5.79	2.61	2.22	0.96	15.3	6.9	1.27	.277	4.27	8.80
17	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,912	468	190	133	.588	428	3.33	68	25	5	2926.2	2,722	1,084	1,239	216	916	95	18	105	12,238	113	5.88	2.82	2.09	0.66	15.6	7.5	1.24	.275	3.81	8.37
18	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,893	973	159	142	.528	279	3.57	75	13	387	2691.1	2,600	1,067	1,154	292	521	58	569	70	11,069	15	6.33	1.74	3.63	0.98	17.1	4.7	1.16	.278	3.86	8.69
19	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,875	331	143	111	.563	317	3.38	83	21	1	2297.2	2,086	864	994	193	809	21	6	69	9,575	90	7.34	3.17	2.32	0.76	19.6	8.4	1.26	.284	3.89	8.17
20	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,851	499	174	189	.479	482	4.00	70	15	1	3128.1	3,187	1,391	1,568	358	968	96	7	99	13,363	92	5.33	2.78	1.91	1.03	13.9	7.2	1.33	.280	4.51	9.17
21	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
22	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,795	377	131	140	.483	356	4.73	44	9	0	2226.0	2,216	1,171	1,283	219	1,248	33	11	34	9,918	115	7.26	5.05	1.44	0.89	18.1	12.6	1.56	.302	5.19	8.96
23	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
24	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	1,741	523	168	129	.566	348	3.95	55	9	19	2629.2	2,499	1,154	1,259	264	1,034	62	87	46	11,251	119	5.96	3.54	1.68	0.90	15.5	9.2	1.34	.274	4.31	8.55
25	Kevin Gross K. Gross	1,727	474	142	158	.473	368	4.11	42	14	5	2487.2	2,519	1,137	1,245	230	986	79	38	76	10,791	53	6.25	3.57	1.75	0.83	16.0	9.1	1.41	.295	4.50	9.11

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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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Tue 9/29	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
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Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
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Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
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Astros - y	81	81	.500
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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