Max Scherzer, Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood are tied for fanning the most batters in a May game, with 20 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in may all-time| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 5/11/2016 |  WSH | vs |  DET | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 5/8/2001 |  ARI | vs |  CIN | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 |  CHC | vs |  HOU | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 |  CLE | vs |  STL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | | B. Sheets | 18 | 5/16/2004 |  MIL | vs |  ATL | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 6 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 |  BOS | vs |  COL | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | P. Martinez | 17 | 5/6/2000 | BOS | vs |  TBD | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 8 | | B. Monbouquette | 17 | 5/12/1961 |  BOS | @ |  WSH | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 9 | | J. Pfiester | 17 | 5/30/1906 |  CHC | vs |  SLN | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| 10 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 |  HOU | @ |  ARI | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 11 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 |  SEA | vs |  OAK | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 5/10/2015 |  NYY | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 13 | | C. Lee | 16 | 5/6/2011 |  PHI | vs | ATL | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 5/22/2006 |  SDP | vs | ATL | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 15 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 5/1/1991 |  TEX | vs |  TOR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 16 | | M. Langston | 16 | 5/10/1988 |  SEA | @ |  TOR | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 17 |  | R. Clemens | 16 | 5/9/1988 |  BOS | @ |  KCR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 18 |  | T. Seaver | 16 | 5/1/1974 |  NYM | @ |  LAD | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | |
| 19 | | T. Seaver | 16 | 5/29/1973 | NYM | @ |  SFG | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 20 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 5/29/1971 | NYM | @ |  SDP | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 21 |  | B. Gibson | 16 | 5/23/1970 | STL | @ | PHI | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 22 |  | S. Carlton | 16 | 5/21/1970 | STL | @ | PHI | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 23 | | M. Lolich | 16 | 5/23/1969 | DET | vs |  CAL | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 24 | | S. McDowell | 16 | 5/1/1968 | CLE | vs | OAK | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Maloney | 16 | 5/21/1963 | CIN | @ |  MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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