AboutTom Schott Expertise I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. Try to stick to on-the-field stuff. I`m not interested in personal off-the-field stuff like spouses, girl friends, drug habits, salaries, mascots, etc. If you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
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Expert: Tom Schott Date: 4/24/2008 Subject: Five strikeouts in one inning?
Question Hi Tom!
I know there's a lot of players who struck out 4 players in one inning. Is there anyone who struck out five or six players the same inning?
Thank (Your answers are always good!!!)
Marco
Answer Hi Marco,
Thanks for the compliment. It's not been done on the big league level, and it's really pretty rare. Let me quote my source: "A fifth strikeout has not happened in a regulation game in the major leagues, but has occurred three times in the minor leagues, most recently by Mike Schultz of the Lancaster JetHawks against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on July 16, 2004. In the major leagues, knuckleballer Joe Niekro also struck out five men in an inning during a spring exhibition game when Niekro was with the Houston Astros." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikeout
