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8 players are tied for the most strikeouts in a game, with 6 strikeouts. The first three are Geoff Jenkins on June 8, 2004, Alex Gonzalez on September 9, 1998 and Sam Horn on July 17, 1991.

mlb players active most strikeouts in a game
Interpreted as:
MLB players active most strikeouts in a regular-season game
6/8/2004Jenkins9/9/1998Gonzalez7/17/1991Horn6/14/1974Cooper7/9/1971Cowan5/31/1966Reichardt5/2/1956Hoak7/25/1913Weilman6/12/2025Slater5/6/2025Stephenson4/10/2025Castellanos4/3/2025Altuve3/29/2025Crews3/27/2025Chourio9/28/2024Judge9/26/2024Norby9/21/2024Vientos8/17/2024Arozarena8/11/2024Rodríguez7/4/2024Burger6/30/2024Jones9/16/2023McMahon6666666655555555555555
NAMESODATETMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
Geoff JenkinsGeoff Jenkins66/8/2004
MILMIL
@
ANAANA
700000000007000000
Alex GonzalezAlex Gonzalez69/9/1998
TORTOR
vs
CLECLE
600000000006000000
Sam HornSam Horn67/17/1991
BALBAL
@
KCRKCR
721100010008210000
Cecil CooperCecil Cooper66/14/1974
BOSBOS
@
CALCAL
800000000008000000
Billy CowanBilly Cowan67/9/1971
CALCAL
@
OAKOAK
800000000008000000
Rick ReichardtRick Reichardt65/31/1966
CALCAL
vs
CLECLE
800000000008000000
Don HoakDon Hoak65/2/1956
CHCCHC
vs
NYGNYG
701000010009101000
Carl WeilmanCarl Weilman67/25/1913
SLASLA
@
WSHWSH
6000000006000
Austin SlaterAustin Slater56/12/2025
CWSCWS
@
HOUHOU
500000000005000000
Tyler StephensonTyler Stephenson55/6/2025
CINCIN
@
ATLATL
500000000005000000
Nick CastellanosNick Castellanos54/10/2025
PHIPHI
@
ATLATL
510000000005000000
Jose AltuveJose Altuve54/3/2025
HOUHOU
@
MINMIN
500000000005000000
Dylan CrewsDylan Crews53/29/2025
WSHWSH
vs
PHIPHI
500000000005000000
Jackson ChourioJackson Chourio53/27/2025
MILMIL
@
NYYNYY
500000000005000000
Aaron JudgeAaron Judge59/28/2024
NYYNYY
vs
PITPIT
500000000005000000
Connor NorbyConnor Norby59/26/2024
MIAMIA
@
MINMIN
600000010007000000
Mark VientosMark Vientos59/21/2024
NYMNYM
vs
PHIPHI
500000000005000000
Randy ArozarenaRandy Arozarena58/17/2024
SEASEA
@
PITPIT
500000000005000000
Julio RodríguezJulio Rodríguez58/11/2024
SEASEA
vs
NYMNYM
500000000005000000
Jake BurgerJake Burger57/4/2024
MIAMIA
vs
BOSBOS
500000000005000000
Nolan JonesNolan Jones56/30/2024
COLCOL
@
CWSCWS
600000000006000000
Ryan McMahonRyan McMahon59/16/2023
COLCOL
vs
SFGSFG
500000000005000000
Jake BauersJake Bauers58/13/2023
NYYNYY
@
MIAMIA
500000000005000000
Anthony RizzoAnthony Rizzo57/30/2023
NYYNYY
@
BALBAL
500000000005000000
LaMonte Wade Jr.LaMonte Wade Jr.55/26/2023
SFGSFG
@
MILMIL
600000000006000000
Jake BurgerJake Burger
Bryan De La CruzBryan De La Cruz
Brandon LoweBrandon Lowe
Dansby SwansonDansby Swanson
Ramón UríasRamón Urías
Max MuncyMax Muncy
Jonathan IndiaJonathan India
Tyler NaquinTyler Naquin
C.J. CronC.J. Cron
Curt CasaliCurt Casali
Bryson StottBryson Stott
Matt ChapmanMatt Chapman
Andrew McCutchenAndrew McCutchen
Bo BichetteBo Bichette
Javier BáezJavier Báez
Ryan McMahonRyan McMahon
Mike TauchmanMike Tauchman
Aaron JudgeAaron Judge
Daniel JohnsonDaniel Johnson
Avisaíl GarcíaAvisaíl García
Yoán MoncadaYoán Moncada
Matt ChapmanMatt Chapman
Michael ChavisMichael Chavis
Dexter FowlerDexter Fowler
Danny SantanaDanny Santana
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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