<page_title> List of Major League Baseball single-inning strikeout leaders </page_title> <section_title> Players </section_title> <table> <cell> Ed Craneº <col_header> Pitcher </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 4, 1888 <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> Ed Craneº </row_header> </cell> <cell> New York Giants <col_header> Team </col_header> <row_header> Ed Craneº </row_header> </cell> <cell> Chicago White Stockings <col_header> Opposing team </col_header> <row_header> Ed Craneº </row_header> </cell> <cell> 5th <col_header> Inning </col_header> <row_header> Ed Craneº </row_header> </cell> <cell> Fred Pfeffer, Ned Williamson, Tom Burns§, John Tener <col_header> Batters faced </col_header> <row_header> Ed Craneº </row_header> </cell> </table>
Ed Crane was the first player to strike out four batters in one inning, doing so in the fifth inning for the New York Giants against the Chicago White Stockings on October 4, 1888.