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4+ K in a post-season game

Posted by Andy on October 4, 2007

Chase Utley did it yesterday. Here are all the other times it's been done since 1903:

  Cnt Player            Date          Series G Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
    1 Brian McCann      2005-10-09    NLDS   4 ATL @HOU L  6-7   8  8  1  1  0  0  1   1  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th C         

    2 Tony Clark        2004-10-18    ALCS   5 NYY @BOS L  4-5   7  7  0  1  1  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th 1B
    3 Mark Bellhorn     2004-10-16    ALCS   3 BOS  NYY L  8-19  5  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  1   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd 2B
    4 Johnny Damon      2004-10-12    ALCS   1 BOS @NYY L  7-10  4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
    5 Derek Jeter       2004-10-09    ALDS   4 NYY @MIN W  6-5   6  6  1  1  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st SS        

    6 Alfonso Soriano   2003-10-16    ALCS   7 NYY  BOS W  6-5   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st 2B        

    7 Corey Koskie      2002-10-11    ALCS   3 MIN @ANA L  1-2   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 3B        

    8 Bret Boone        2001-10-13    ALDS   3 SEA @CLE L  2-17  5  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  1   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 2B        

    9 Ben Grieve        2000-10-08    ALDS   5 OAK  NYY L  5-7   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th LF
   10 Marvin Benard     2000-10-07    NLDS   3 SFG @NYM L  2-3   7  6  0  1  0  0  0   1  1   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF RF     

   11 Gerald Williams   1998-10-10    NLCS   3 ATL @SDP L  1-4   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd RF        

   12 Devon White       1997-10-22    WS     4 FLA @CLE L  3-10  4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
   13 Marquis Grissom   1997-10-15    ALCS   6 CLE @BAL W  1-0   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th CF
   14 Rafael Palmeiro   1997-10-11    ALCS   3 BAL @CLE L  1-2   5  5  0  1  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th 1B
   15 Marquis Grissom   1997-10-11    ALCS   3 CLE  BAL W  2-1   5  4  1  0  0  0  0   0  1   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  1  0 9th CF
   16 Brady Anderson    1997-10-05    ALDS   4 BAL  SEA W  3-1   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st CF
   17 Dan Wilson        1997-10-02    ALDS   2 SEA  BAL L  3-9   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th C         

   18 Bobby Bonilla     1996-10-10    ALCS   2 BAL @NYY W  5-3   5  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  1   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th RF
   19 Pete Incaviglia   1996-10-05    ALDS   4 BAL @CLE W  4-3   5  5  0  1  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 8th LF
   20 Bobby Bonilla     1996-10-05    ALDS   4 BAL @CLE W  4-3   6  6  1  1  0  0  1   1  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th RF
   21 Rafael Palmeiro   1996-10-05    ALDS   4 BAL @CLE W  4-3   6  6  1  1  0  0  1   1  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th 1B        

   22 Reggie Sanders    1995-10-11    NLCS   2 CIN  ATL L  2-6   5  5  0  1  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  1 4th RF
   23 Reggie Sanders    1995-10-06    NLDS   3 CIN  LAD W 10-1   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  5   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 4th RF        

   24 John Kruk         1993-10-10    NLCS   4 PHI @ATL W  2-1   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 3rd 1B        

   25 Jerry Reuss       1981-10-11    NLDS   5 LAD  HOU W  4-0   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
  Cnt Player            Date          Series G Tm   Opp GmReslt PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BOr Positions
+----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
   26 Jerry Reuss       1981-10-07    NLDS   2 LAD @HOU L  0-1   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   27 Wayne Garrett     1973-10-14    WS     2 NYM @OAK W 10-7   7  6  1  1  0  0  1   1  1   0  4   0  0  0   1   0  0  0 1st 3B        

   28 Dave Boswell      1969-10-05    ALCS   2 MIN @BAL L  0-1   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   29 Mel Stottlemyre   1964-10-08    WS     2 NYY @STL W  8-3   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   30 Mickey Mantle     1953-10-02    WS     3 NYY @BRO L  2-3   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 5th CF
   31 Joe Collins       1953-10-02    WS     3 NYY @BRO L  2-3   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 2nd 1B        

   32 Tiny Bonham       1941-10-06    WS     5 NYY @BRO W  3-1   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   33 Schoolboy Rowe    1934-10-04    WS     2 DET  STL W  3-2   5  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  1  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   34 George Pipgras    1932-10-01    WS     3 NYY @CHC W  7-5   5  5  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  5   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   35 George Mogridge   1924-10-07    WS     4 WSH @NYG W  7-4   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   36 Bill James        1914-10-10    WS     2 BSN @PHA W  1-0   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 9th P         

   37 Josh Devore       1911-10-16    WS     2 NYG @PHA L  1-3   4  4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0  4   0  0  0   0   0  0  0 1st LF

5 Responses to “4+ K in a post-season game”

  1. vonhayes Says:

    What a terrible year Jeter had in '04.

  2. AbeTasite Says:

    You'd think 10-05-1996 would have been a rough night for Baltimore. Yet they managed to win while striking out 14 times.

  3. salajander Says:

    I wonder how many have been as efficient as Utley? He only took 17 pitches - one over the minimum! - to strike out 4 times. And that extra pitch was a ball in the dirt, too...

  4. salajander Says:

    Er, 13 pitches, one over the minimum...

  5. Andy Says:

    I like Jerry Reuss showing up here twice. He must have been pitching pretty well to stick around long enough to strike out 4 times.