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The 'MLB playoff single-game strikeout record' quiz
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The 'MLB playoff single-game strikeout record' quiz

Created on October 1, 2025  |  Total tries: 614  |  Average Score: 24.9 out of 44  (57%)  |  Quiz FAQ   

Can you name the MLB pitchers with the most strikeouts in a playoff game? Quiz clue: Strikeouts / Season / Series / Team. Good luck!

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TIME:
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17 / 1968 / WS / STL
Bob Gibson
16 / 1998 / NLDS / SD
Kevin Brown
15 / 2000 / ALCS / NYY
Roger Clemens
15 / 2019 / ALDS / HOU
Gerrit Cole
15 / 1997 / NLCS / FLA
Livan Hernandez
15 / 1963 / WS / LAD
Sandy Koufax
15 / 1997 / ALCS / BAL
Mike Mussina
14 / 1983 / ALCS / BAL
Mike Boddicker
14 / 1975 / NLCS / PIT
John Candelaria
14 / 1972 / ALCS / DET
Joe Coleman
14 / 1953 / WS / BRO
Carl Erskine
14 / 2010 / NLDS / SF
Tim Lincecum
14 / 1986 / NLCS / HOU
Mike Scott
14 / 2025 / ALWC / DET
Tarik Skubal
13 / 2020 / ALWC / NYY
Gerrit Cole
13 / 2015 / NLDS / NYM
Jacob deGrom
13 / 1929 / WS / PHA
Howard Ehmke
13 / 1964 / WS / STL
Bob Gibson
13 / 1997 / ALDS / SEA
Randy Johnson
13 / 2020 / NLWC / LAD
Clayton Kershaw
13 / 2010 / ALCS / TEX
Cliff Lee
13 / 2013 / ALCS / DET
Max Scherzer
13 / 1973 / NLCS / NYM
Tom Seaver
13 / 2017 / ALCS / HOU
Justin Verlander
12 / 2020 / NLWC / CIN
Trevor Bauer
12 / 2018 / ALDS / HOU
Gerrit Cole
12 / 1944 / WS / STL
Mort Cooper
12 / 2019 / NLCS / WAS
Patrick Corbin
12 / 1907 / WS / DET
Bill Donovan
12 / 2000 / WS / NYY
Orlando Hernandez
12 / 1924 / WS / WAS
Walter Johnson
12 / 2013 / NLDS / LAD
Clayton Kershaw
12 / 2024 / NLWC / SD
Michael King
12 / 1999 / ALCS / BOS
Pedro Martinez
12 / 1996 / ALDS / CLE
Charles Nagy
12 / 1970 / ALCS / BAL
Jim Palmer
12 / 1973 / ALCS / BAL
Jim Palmer
12 / 1986 / NLCS / HOU
Nolan Ryan
12 / 2013 / ALCS / DET
Anibal Sanchez
12 / 2001 / NLCS / ARI
Curt Schilling
12 / 1973 / WS / NYM
Tom Seaver
12 / 2017 / NLDS / WAS
Stephen Strasburg
12 / 2019 / NLCS / WAS
Stephen Strasburg
12 / 1906 / WS / CHW
Ed Walsh

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