What is the most strikeouts in a 9 inning game?

Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens' major league record of 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game on May 6, 1998.

Has there ever been a 27 strikeout baseball game?

69 years ago, he pitched one of the more ridiculous games in organized baseball history. The Pirates Minor Leaguer, at just 19 years old, struck out 27 batters, while giving up no hits, in a regulation nine innings. It's the only time that's ever been done at the professional level.

What is the record for most strikeouts in a game?

All-Time Record

• 20 – Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (April 29, 1986 vs. ...
• 20 – Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (Sept. ...
• 20 – Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks (May 8, 2001 vs. ...
• 20 – Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals (May 11, 2016 vs. ...
• 20 – Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs (May 6, 1998 vs. ...
• 17 – Bob Gibson, St.

Who has the most hits in a 9 inning game?

Wilbert Robinson (left) and Rennie Stennett (not pictured) hold the record for most hits in a nine-inning game with seven, while Cal McVey (right) amassed six hits in each of two consecutive games.

Has anyone had 7 hits in a game?

In a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs that day, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett would record a hit in all seven of his at-bats – becoming the first and to date the only modern-era player to accomplish this in a nine-inning game.

Who pitched the most innings in one game?

Remember: This game was in 1920 and bullpens weren't constructed as they are today. Both starters, Leon Cadore for the Robins and Joe Oeschger for the Braves, pitched for all 26 innings. Both struck out seven, and both hold the record for most innings pitched in a single game.

What MLB hitter struck out the most?

Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), Sammy Sosa (2,306), Alex Rodriguez (2,287) and Andrés Galarraga (2,003) are the only other hitters to strikeout over 2,000 times.

Who is the best strikeout pitcher?

Nolan Ryan has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters.

Has anyone struck 6 times in a game?

A horn refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991. Alternate names for this accomplishment are titanium sombrero or double platinum sombrero.

Who has the most 10 strikeout games?

Nolan Ryan had the most games pitched when striking out 10+ batters, with 215 games.

Why is a strikeout AK?

A “K” is used to refer to a strikeout in baseball because the letter “S” was already used to score a sacrifice. So Henry Chadwick, the inventor of the box score, began using the letter “K” in the 1860s because it is the last letter of “struck”, which was the common term for a strikeout at the time.

Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.

What is the rarest feat in baseball?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.

Has anyone struck out every batter?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished in the Class-D Appalachian League on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.

Who was the strikeout king?

Well, MLB's all-time strikeout king, Nolan Ryan, recorded at least 300 strikeouts in SIX seasons throughout his big league career (1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1989) on his way to a grand total of 5,714 strikeouts.

Who has the fewest strikeouts in MLB history?

Sewell holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 73 plate appearances, and the most consecutive games without a strikeout, at 115.

Did Babe Ruth hold the strikeout record?

Ruth never struck out 100 times in a season. He led the league in strikeouts five times, but he never struck out more than 93 times.

Who has the most walks in MLB history?

Since 2007, Barry Bonds holds the record for most career walks drawn with 2,558. Rickey Henderson (2,190), Babe Ruth (2,062), and Ted Williams (2,021) are the only other players to draw more than 2,000 walks in their careers. The active leader in walks is Albert Pujols with 1,345.

What's the longest home run ever hit?

Giancarlo Stanton, 504 Feet (2016)

Since the installment of technology, Giancarlo Stanton's home run is the longest homer ever recorded. Stanton hit a ball in the Coors Field, one of the highest (sea level) baseball parks in the MLB.

Has anyone hit 5 home runs in a game?

Five home runs in a game has been achieved four times: Pete Schneider (1923), Lou Frierson (1934), Cecil Dunn (1936) and Dick Lane (1948). In the pre-professional era, Lipman Pike also hit five home runs in 1866.

Who is the best closer of all time?

Here, now, are the 50 best closers in MLB history.

1. Mariano Rivera. 1 of 51. ...
2. Dennis Eckersley. 2 of 51. ...
3. Trevor Hoffman. 3 of 51. ...
4. Rich Gossage. 4 of 51. ...
5. Billy Wagner. 5 of 51. ...
6. Rollie Fingers. 6 of 51. ...
7. 7. Lee Smith. 7 of 51. ...
8. Bruce Sutter. 8 of 51.