most strikeouts allowed from july 23, 1972 to august 8, 1994

Between July 23, 1972 and August 8, 1994, Nolan Ryan struck out the most batters, with 5,065 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	5,065	680	284	246	.536	677	3.15	199	54	1	4732.2	3,462	1,658	1,897	275	2,369	127	3	64	19,757	244	9.63	4.51	2.14	0.52	25.6	12.0	1.23	.267	3.61	6.58
2	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,218	603	252	214	.541	599	3.37	215	52	0	4357.0	4,076	1,631	1,810	377	1,178	142	1	61	18,001	105	6.65	2.43	2.73	0.78	17.9	6.5	1.21	.283	3.74	8.42
3	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,990	528	239	176	.576	514	3.28	174	36	1	3765.0	3,360	1,374	1,577	313	1,332	35	6	105	15,634	127	7.15	3.18	2.24	0.75	19.1	8.5	1.25	.278	3.77	8.03
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	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
6	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,377	563	228	194	.540	537	3.50	161	28	7	3856.0	3,660	1,499	1,717	343	1,441	88	17	56	16,335	145	5.55	3.36	1.65	0.80	14.6	8.8	1.32	.274	4.01	8.54
7	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,362	457	204	145	.585	453	3.07	134	41	0	3260.2	2,754	1,114	1,223	273	992	45	1	86	13,297	91	6.52	2.74	2.38	0.75	17.8	7.5	1.15	.258	3.38	7.60
8	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,350	846	216	216	.500	440	3.74	107	13	59	3780.0	3,262	1,570	1,793	375	1,650	174	232	44	16,070	180	5.60	3.93	1.42	0.89	14.6	10.3	1.30	.251	4.27	7.77
9	Don Sutton D. Sutton	2,315	529	229	166	.580	525	3.31	112	34	2	3641.1	3,246	1,338	1,476	349	919	51	3	54	14,912	74	5.72	2.27	2.52	0.86	15.5	6.2	1.14	.257	3.65	8.02
10	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,243	848	188	153	.551	361	3.46	100	20	293	3081.2	2,863	1,186	1,282	319	704	66	415	85	12,678	26	6.55	2.06	3.19	0.93	17.7	5.6	1.16	.272	3.74	8.36
11	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,194	325	172	93	.649	324	2.93	94	36	0	2386.1	1,995	777	866	158	686	68	0	41	9,699	55	8.27	2.59	3.20	0.60	22.6	7.1	1.12	.279	3.27	7.52
12	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,110	352	151	134	.530	349	3.74	77	17	0	2448.1	2,158	1,017	1,132	244	1,081	40	1	25	10,305	74	7.76	3.97	1.95	0.90	20.5	10.5	1.32	.280	4.16	7.93
13	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,982	549	211	187	.530	523	3.37	101	26	5	3501.2	3,543	1,313	1,475	218	924	88	15	114	14,698	88	5.09	2.37	2.15	0.56	13.5	6.3	1.28	.289	3.79	9.11
14	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,968	505	211	146	.591	462	3.47	61	28	8	3090.0	2,891	1,190	1,309	267	1,033	79	20	60	12,946	55	5.73	3.01	1.91	0.78	15.2	8.0	1.27	.273	3.81	8.42
15	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	1,923	582	219	171	.562	500	3.63	117	26	6	3560.2	3,427	1,436	1,602	327	1,034	98	40	60	14,865	79	4.86	2.61	1.86	0.83	12.9	7.0	1.25	.270	4.05	8.66
16	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	1,882	459	161	163	.497	392	3.58	97	18	16	2839.1	2,773	1,131	1,259	216	891	54	38	79	11,903	56	5.97	2.82	2.11	0.68	15.8	7.5	1.29	.289	3.99	8.79
17	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,875	305	157	85	.649	303	3.10	67	23	1	2169.2	1,898	747	823	123	651	41	1	31	8,898	47	7.78	2.70	2.88	0.51	21.1	7.3	1.17	.286	3.41	7.87
18	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,854	372	150	130	.536	359	3.45	112	31	2	2571.0	2,330	985	1,110	180	1,003	20	5	60	10,814	104	6.49	3.51	1.85	0.63	17.1	9.3	1.30	.277	3.89	8.16
19	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,822	412	175	146	.545	411	3.67	74	16	0	2791.2	2,764	1,139	1,264	285	840	46	0	35	11,719	84	5.87	2.71	2.17	0.92	15.5	7.2	1.29	.284	4.07	8.91
20	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	1,795	386	164	149	.524	384	3.32	162	29	0	2851.0	2,730	1,052	1,194	229	752	52	2	68	11,744	71	5.67	2.37	2.39	0.72	15.3	6.4	1.22	.281	3.77	8.62
21	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
22	Vida Blue V. Blue	1,762	434	180	147	.550	414	3.39	115	26	1	2882.0	2,602	1,086	1,212	224	1,042	18	10	56	12,006	91	5.50	3.25	1.69	0.70	14.7	8.7	1.26	.265	3.78	8.13
23	Floyd Bannister F. Bannister	1,723	431	134	143	.484	363	4.06	62	16	0	2388.0	2,320	1,078	1,189	291	846	40	13	39	10,187	84	6.49	3.19	2.04	1.10	16.9	8.3	1.33	.278	4.48	8.74
24	Bruce Hurst B. Hurst	1,689	379	145	113	.562	359	3.92	83	23	0	2417.1	2,463	1,052	1,143	258	740	28	5	42	10,204	56	6.29	2.76	2.28	0.96	16.6	7.3	1.33	.294	4.26	9.17
25	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	1,683	507	165	122	.575	332	3.86	55	9	19	2548.2	2,398	1,092	1,194	253	995	60	87	45	10,870	111	5.94	3.51	1.69	0.89	15.5	9.2	1.33	.272	4.22	8.47

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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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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	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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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
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
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