most strikeouts by a rookie left-handed pitcher in 1 division series game

Dave Righetti has fanned the most hitters by a rookie left-hander in a League Division Series game, with 10 strikeouts against the Brewers on October 8, 1981.

NAME SO DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
10
10/8/1981
1981
ALDS
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
0
2 Tommy Milone
T. Milone
6
10/7/2012
2012
ALDS
OAK OAK
@
DET DET
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
25
1
3 Matt Moore
M. Moore
6
9/30/2011
2011
ALDS
TBR TBR
@
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
26
1
4 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
6
10/6/1981
1981
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
HOU HOU
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
6
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
31
0
5 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
5
10/11/2010
2010
NLDS
SFG SFG
@
ATL ATL
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
26
0
6 Clayton Richard
C. Richard
5
10/2/2008
2008
ALDS
CWS CWS
@
TBR TBR
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15
0
7 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
5
10/13/2001
2001
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
3.00
0
0
0
6.0
6
2
2
0
5
0
0
1
28
0
8 Barry Zito
B. Zito
5
10/7/2000
2000
ALDS
OAK OAK
@
NYY NYY
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
7
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
9 Cody Bradford
C. Bradford
4
10/8/2023
2023
ALDS
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
10 Devin Smeltzer
D. Smeltzer
4
10/5/2019
2019
ALDS
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
14
0
11 Steven Matz
S. Matz
4
10/13/2015
2015
NLDS
NYM NYM
vs
LAD LAD
L
1
5.40
0
0
0
5.0
6
3
3
0
2
0
0
1
23
0
12 J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
4
10/11/2009
2009
NLDS
PHI PHI
@
COL COL
1
9.00
0
0
0
3.0
5
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
16
0
13 Rafael Perez
R. Perez
4
10/4/2007
2007
ALDS
CLE CLE
vs
NYY NYY
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14 Hung-Chih Kuo
H. Kuo
4
10/5/2006
2006
NLDS
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
L
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
19
1
15 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
4
10/10/1981
1981
NLDS
LAD LAD
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
16 DL Hall
DL Hall
3
10/10/2023
2023
ALDS
BAL BAL
@
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
17 DL Hall
DL Hall
3
10/7/2023
2023
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
TEX TEX
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
18 Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
3
10/7/2021
2021
ALDS
TBR TBR
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
19 Jose Alvarez
J. Alvarez
3
10/7/2013
2013
ALDS
DET DET
vs
OAK OAK
0
0.00
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
20 Justin Wilson
J. Wilson
3
10/7/2013
2013
NLDS
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
21 Alex Wood
A. Wood
3
10/6/2013
2013
NLDS
ATL ATL
@
LAD LAD
0
0.00
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
11
1
22 Troy Patton
T. Patton
3
10/12/2012
2012
ALDS
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
0
6.75
0
0
0
1.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
23 Sean Doolittle
S. Doolittle
3
10/9/2012
2012
ALDS
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
24 Wei-Yin Chen
W. Chen
3
10/8/2012
2012
ALDS
BAL BAL
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
8
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
25 Jonny Venters
J. Venters
3
10/10/2010
2010
NLDS
ATL ATL
vs
SFG SFG
0
0.00
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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