most strikeouts allowed from june 19, 1975 to june 5, 2000

Between June 19, 1975 and June 5, 2000, Nolan Ryan fanned the most batters, with 4,021 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	4,021	564	223	200	.527	564	3.27	129	38	0	3813.1	2,853	1,387	1,585	227	1,852	106	0	55	15,946	205	9.49	4.37	2.17	0.54	25.2	11.6	1.23	.270	3.74	6.73
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,393	492	251	139	.644	491	3.06	116	45	0	3537.2	2,990	1,203	1,335	245	1,134	118	0	44	14,541	92	8.63	2.88	2.99	0.62	23.3	7.8	1.17	.284	3.40	7.61
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,824	343	169	89	.655	334	3.18	73	27	2	2345.2	1,794	829	932	208	1,033	101	4	16	9,742	76	10.84	3.96	2.73	0.80	29.0	10.6	1.21	.284	3.58	6.88
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,522	498	202	173	.539	494	3.52	160	39	0	3541.0	3,351	1,385	1,520	332	968	119	1	50	14,672	88	6.41	2.46	2.61	0.84	17.2	6.6	1.22	.281	3.86	8.52
5	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,490	582	220	211	.510	565	3.70	125	28	1	3816.2	3,715	1,570	1,764	411	1,141	117	7	110	16,094	109	5.87	2.69	2.18	0.97	15.5	7.1	1.27	.277	4.16	8.76
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	David Cone D. Cone	2,466	402	181	108	.626	373	3.28	56	22	1	2658.0	2,223	968	1,062	223	1,020	92	9	34	11,066	134	8.35	3.45	2.42	0.76	22.3	9.2	1.22	.275	3.60	7.53
8	Mark Langston M. Langston	2,464	457	179	158	.531	428	3.97	81	18	0	2962.2	2,723	1,306	1,438	311	1,289	46	3	34	12,562	89	7.49	3.92	1.91	0.94	19.6	10.3	1.35	.285	4.37	8.27
9	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,361	1,056	193	171	.530	356	3.54	98	19	388	3229.0	3,038	1,269	1,371	343	712	72	572	87	13,297	26	6.58	1.98	3.32	0.96	17.8	5.4	1.16	.275	3.82	8.47
10	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,345	416	190	134	.586	402	3.35	116	25	1	2921.2	2,625	1,087	1,247	250	1,012	26	6	82	12,129	103	7.22	3.12	2.32	0.77	19.3	8.3	1.24	.280	3.84	8.09
11	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,262	412	190	110	.633	405	3.51	68	24	1	2736.1	2,498	1,067	1,170	202	933	78	1	39	11,431	75	7.44	3.07	2.42	0.66	19.8	8.2	1.25	.289	3.85	8.22
12	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,234	449	228	127	.642	445	2.81	95	29	0	3161.2	2,850	987	1,137	164	708	84	3	123	12,839	46	6.36	2.02	3.16	0.47	17.4	5.5	1.13	.278	3.24	8.11
13	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,233	447	169	144	.540	390	3.73	59	14	0	2750.2	2,607	1,140	1,271	261	1,159	72	24	28	11,718	122	7.31	3.79	1.93	0.85	19.1	9.9	1.37	.294	4.16	8.53
14	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,199	743	203	206	.496	440	3.75	107	13	52	3590.0	3,128	1,497	1,713	359	1,547	160	187	40	15,268	172	5.51	3.88	1.42	0.90	14.4	10.1	1.30	.252	4.29	7.84
15	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,149	692	245	193	.559	562	3.70	122	30	8	3999.2	3,897	1,643	1,835	372	1,165	122	51	70	16,754	84	4.84	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	8.77
16	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,098	356	157	113	.581	356	3.35	47	14	0	2414.1	2,092	898	986	195	774	38	0	55	9,947	119	7.82	2.89	2.71	0.73	21.1	7.8	1.19	.277	3.68	7.80
17	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
18	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	2,011	507	204	147	.581	463	3.45	68	25	5	3123.1	2,924	1,196	1,352	232	1,001	115	19	108	13,108	120	5.79	2.88	2.01	0.67	15.3	7.6	1.26	.276	3.90	8.43
19	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
20	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
21	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,924	416	138	156	.469	390	4.84	47	11	0	2421.2	2,457	1,301	1,426	246	1,350	36	13	36	10,810	126	7.15	5.02	1.43	0.91	17.8	12.5	1.57	.305	5.30	9.13
22	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,897	449	181	162	.528	439	3.69	120	20	2	3074.0	2,974	1,262	1,441	286	1,202	70	7	46	13,122	114	5.55	3.52	1.58	0.84	14.5	9.2	1.36	.278	4.22	8.71
23	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
24	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,779	339	135	122	.525	335	3.81	19	9	1	2202.0	2,073	933	1,015	234	749	43	2	49	9,293	61	7.27	3.06	2.38	0.96	19.1	8.1	1.28	.283	4.15	8.47
25	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

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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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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
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
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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