List Of Major League Baseball Single-inning Strikeout Leaders
Out of the 93 pitchers who have accomplished the feat, 71 were right-handed and 22 were left-handed. Three pitchers – Bob Gibson, Walter Johnson and Phil Niekro – are also members of the 3,000 strikeout club. Finley is the only pitcher to achieve the feat on three separate occasions, as well as twice in a single season. Pete Richert struck out four batters in the third inning of his first major league game, becoming the only player to attain the milestone in his debut. Orval Overall is the sole player to strike out four batters in one inning in the World Series.
Of the players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame who have struck out four batters in an inning, four have been elected and two were elected on the first ballot. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they have played in at least 10 major league seasons, and have either been retired for five seasons or dead for at least six months.
Players
Pitcher (X) | Name of the pitcher and number of four strikeout innings they had pitched at that point |
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Date | Date of the game |
Team | The player's team at the time of the game |
Opposing team | The team against whom the pitcher struck out four batters in one inning |
Inning | The inning in which the pitcher struck out four batters |
Batters faced (X) | The four batters who were struck out and number of four strikeout innings they had batted in at that point |
Box | Box score with play by play (if available) |
º | Indicates that the pitcher struck out all four batters consecutively |
§ | Denotes the batter who reached base |
† | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Player is active |