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[10] [11] Tom Seaver concluded his milestone game by striking out the final ten batters he faced, setting a new major league record for most consecutive strikeouts. [12] [13] Of the eleven players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame who have struck out 18 batters in a game, six have been elected; all six were elected on the first ballot. [14]
20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 5. [18] Roger Clemens 1986 and 1996 struck out 20. Kerry Wood in 1998. Most recently, Max Scherzer, May 11, 2016. In 2001, Randy Johnson also struck out 20 in a 9-inning start, but the game went on to extra innings. 21 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 1. [18]
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan [1] [2] [3] has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters.
Justin Verlander's Hall of Fame résumé just got a little shinie. The Houston Astros ace passed the great Greg Maddux on the MLB all-time strikeout list, entering the top 10 with the 3,372nd ...
Rube Waddell led the American League in strikeouts for six consecutive seasons (1902–1907). In 1908 and 1911, Ed Walsh was the American League strikeout champion. In 1959 and 1960, Jim Bunning led the American League in strikeouts; he finished in second place four times. Nolan Ryan has 5,714 career strikeouts, the most in Major League history.
A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is usually denoted by the letter K, or sometimes by the initialism SO. [1] Reggie Jackson [2] [3] [4] holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. [5]
His dominant performance tied the NPB record for the most strikeouts in a single game with 19, and set the record for consecutive strikeouts with 13. Oh, and he needed just 105 pitches to do it ...
Consecutive games without a strikeout. 115 – Joe Sewell, Cleveland Indians – May 17 through September 19, 1929; Consecutive games with a strikeout. 37 – Aaron Judge, New York Yankees – July 8 through August 21, 2017; Consecutive games with two or more hits. 15 – Count Campau, St. Louis Browns – July 5 through July 23, 1890