Uncover the Untold Stories Behind Baseball’s Most Jaw-Dropping Records and Legendary Feats

Uncover the Untold Stories Behind Baseball’s Most Jaw-Dropping Records and Legendary Feats

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Most Strikeouts in a Game

“I started the damn game and I’m going to finish it,” said Tom Cheney when Washington Senators manager Mickey Vernon asked if he wanted to come out after the ninth inning. As Cheney insisted, he stayed in the game for the full 16 inning affair, throwing 228 pitches and breaking the single-game strikeout record with his 21 Ks against the Baltimore Orioles in September of 1962.

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Most Strikeouts in a Season

Matt Kilroy holds the record for most strikeouts in a season when he recorded 513 for the 1886 Baltimore Orioles at just 19 years old. Since 1901, the record is held by the far better-known Nolan Ryan who barely broke Sandy Koufax’s record with 383 Ks in 1973.

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