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What batter has the most strikeouts in a game?

The MLB record for strikeouts in a 9 inning game is 5 and has been done by many players. The last player to strikeout 5 times in a 9 inning game was Alex Rios of the Toronto B… (MORE)

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Why does baseball use a k for a strikeout?

The use of the last letter of Struck instead of the first to denote a strikeout dates back to when Henry Chadwick developed the box score in the late 1850's. Chadwick of… (MORE)

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Who holds the record for the most strikeouts?

If you are talking about pitchers and who has the most K's, the answer is Nolan Ryan with 5,714 strikeouts. If you are talking about batters who have struck out at the plate, … (MORE)

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Who is baseball's strikeout king?

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Why is a strikeout marked with a k?

You can blame a man named Henry Chadwick. He was in the process of perfecting the baseball score card. S was already used for Sacrifice, so he used the K (the last letter in "… (MORE)

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What pitcher has the most career strikeouts?

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season: CAREER STRIKEOUTS SO 1 Nolan Ryan 5714 2 Roger Clemens 4672 3 Randy Johnson 4616 4 Steve Carlton 41…36 5 Bert Blyleven 3701 6 Tom Seaver 3640 7 Don Sutton 3574 8 Gaylord Perry 3534 9 Walter Johnson 3509 10 Phil Niekro 3342 11 Greg Maddux 3273 12 Ferguson Jenkins 3192 13 Bob Gibson 3117 14 Curt Schilling 3116 15 Pedro Martinez 3030 16 John Smoltz 2975 17 Jim Bunning 2855 18 Mickey Lolich 2832 19 Cy Young 2802 20 Frank Tanana 2773 21 David Cone 2668 22 Mike Mussina 2663 23 Chuck Finley 2610 24 Warren Spahn 2583 25 Bob Feller 2581 26 Tom Glavine 2570 27 Jerry Koosman 2556 28 Tim Keefe 2521 29 Christy Mathewson 2502 30 Don Drysdale 2486 31 Jack Morris 2478 32 Mark Langston 2464 33 Jim Kaat 2461 34 Sam McDowell 2453 35 Luis Tiant 2416 36 Dennis Eckersley 2401 37 Kevin Brown 2397 38 Sandy Koufax 2396 39 Charlie Hough 2362 40 Robin Roberts 2357 41 Early Wynn 2334 42 Rube Waddell 2316 43 Juan Marichal 2303 44 Dwight Gooden 2293 45 Lefty Grove 2266 46 Eddie Plank 2246 47 Tommy John 2245 48 Jim Palmer 2212 49 David Wells 2201 50 Grover C Alexander 2198 51 Vida Blue 2175 52 Camilo Pascual 2167 53 Dennis Martinez 2149 54 Jamie Moyer 2125 55 Bobo Newsom 2082 56 Fernando Valenzuela 2074 57 Dazzy Vance 2045 58 Rick Reuschel 2015 59 Orel Hershiser 2014 60 Catfish Hunter 2012 61 Andy Benes 2000 62 Billy Pierce 1999 63 Kevin Appier 1994 64 Red Ruffing 1987 65 John Clarkson 1978 66 Al Leiter 1974 67 Bob Welch 1969 68 Whitey Ford 1956 69 Bobby Witt 1955 70 Danny Darwin 1942 71 Amos Rusie 1934 72 Hideo Nomo 1915 73 Jerry Reuss 1907 74 Tom Gordon 1902 75 Kenny Rogers 1886 76 Kid Nichols 1868 77 Mickey Welch 1850 T78 Andy Pettitte 1844 T78 Frank Viola 1844 80 Old Hoss Radbourn 1830 81 Javier Vazquez 1815 82 Tony Mullane 1803 83 Pud Galvin 1799 84 Hal Newhouser 1796 85 Tim Wakefield 1790 86 Ron Guidry 1778 87 John Burkett 1766 88 Rudy May 1760 89 Jason Schmidt 1750 90 Joe Niekro 1747 91 Sid Fernandez 1743 92 Dave Stewart 1741 93 Ed Walsh 1736 94 Tom Candiotti 1735 95 Bob Friend 1734 T96 Milt Pappas 1728 T96 Joe Coleman 1728 98 Kevin Gross 1727 99 Floyd Bannister 1723 100 Bret Saberhagen 1715 101 Chief Bender 1711 102 Larry Jackson 1709 103 Jim McCormick 1704 104 Bob Veale 1703 105 Red Ames 1702 106 Charlie Buffinton 1700 107 Curt Simmons 1697 108 Bruce Hurst 1689 109 Rick Sutcliffe 1679 110 Carl Hubbell 1677 111 Tommy Bridges 1674 112 John Candelaria 1673 113 Dave Stieb 1669 114 Darryl Kile 1668 115 Mike Moore 1667 116 Gus Weyhing 1665 117 Pedro Astacio 1664 118 Vic Willis 1651 119 Rick Wise 1647 120 Jeff Fassero 1643 121 Al Downing 1639 122 Mike Cuellar 1632 123 Chris Short 1629 124 Andy Messersmith 1625 T125 Steve Rogers 1621 T125 Jack Powell 1621 127 Ray Sadecki 1614 128 Claude Osteen 1612 129 Scott Sanderson 1611 130 Hoyt Wilhelm 1610 131 Jose Rijo 1606 132 Jim Maloney 1605 133 Ken Holtzman 1601 T134 Doug Drabek 1594 T134 Jose DeLeon 1594 136 Rube Marquard 1593 137 Ron Darling 1590 T138 Todd Stottlemyre 1587 T138 Woodie Fryman 1587 140 Jim Perry 1576 T141 Harvey Haddix 1575 T141 Steve Trachsel 1575 143 Jim Whitney 1571 144 Kevin Millwood 1560 145 Adonis Terry 1555 146 Wild Bill Donovan 1552 147 Livan Hernandez 1546 T148 Greg Swindell 1542 T148 Bartolo Colon 1542 150 Jimmy Key 1538 T151 Virgil Trucks 1534 T151 Dean Chance 1534 153 Doyle Alexander 1528 154 Jon Lieber 1526 155 Juan Pizarro 1522 156 Tim Belcher 1519 157 Jon Matlack 1516 T158 Toad Ramsey 1515 T158 Bill Singer 1515 T160 Burleigh Grimes 1512 T160 Sonny Siebert 1512 T160 Dave McNally 1512 163 Chan Ho Park 1511 164 Paul Derringer 1507 165 Goose Gossage 1502 T166 Larry Dierker 1493 T166 J.R. 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Does a strikeout count as a put out in softball?

A putout is a fielding statistic. In the case of a strikeout, the putout is credited to the catcher.

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What does strikeout mean in baseball?

It means when the pitcher gets the batter out himself by throwing 3 strikes, either by the batter swinging and missing, or by the ball being in the strike zone and the batter … (MORE)

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What is the MLB record for consecutive strikeouts?

By a pitcher it is 10 by Hall of Famer Tom Seaver of the New York Mets against the San Diego Padres on April 22, 1970.

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In softball who gets a putout for a strikeout?

The pitcher is credited with a strikeout. The catcher is credited with the putout, unless the batter-runner has to be retired at first base with a throw from the catcher. In t… (MORE)