Bob Gibson pitched first the no-hitter in his 13-year career with the Cardinals and beat the Pirates, 11-0. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    14, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    5  0  0    0  3  0    0  3  0  -  11 16  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou 1b               4   1   0   0     2   2   .317      Cash 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Sizemore lf           6   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Cruz cf               6   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Torre 3b              6   2   4   1     0   1   .360      Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .302
Simmons c             6   3   4   1     0   0   .314      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Hague rf              3   3   2   3     2   1   .214      Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     1   2   .266
Kubiak 2b             4   1   2   2     1   1   .233      Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   1     2   1   .217      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     1   1   .209
Gibson p              4   0   1   3     0   1   .203      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
                                                            Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               42  11  16  11     7   8             Totals               28   0   0   0     3  10

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 30,678
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Pirates 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Mazeroski, Moose
Doubles: Simmons (23), Kubiak (2)
Home Runs: Hague (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Gibson (2)
GIDP: Simmons (15)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(11-10)         9     0   0   0   3  10   0  31   3.22
Totals                  9     0   0   0   3  10   0  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(7-8)          0.1   4   5   5   1   0   1   6   3.56
Moose                   4.2   6   3   3   3   4   0  23   4.26
Veale                   3     5   3   3   3   4   0  18   7.41
Briles                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    16  11  11   7   8   1  50

Wild Pitches: Gibson (8)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


CARDINALS 1ST: Alou walked; Sizemore flied out to right; Cruz
singled to left [Alou to second]; Torre singled to right [Alou
scored, Cruz to third]; Simmons singled to right [Cruz scored,
Torre to second]; Hague homered [Torre scored, Simmons scored];
MOOSE REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kubiak singled to right;
Kubiak was picked off first but was safe on an error by Moose
[Kubiak to second]; Maxvill struck out; Gibson grounded out
(third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Davalillo flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Alou was called out on strikes; Sizemore singled
to left; Cruz flied out to center; Torre singled to right
[Sizemore to third]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; May struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Robertson struck out; Mazeroski popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hague struck out; Kubiak flied out to right;
Maxvill grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez walked; Moose struck out; Cash flied
out to right; Davalillo forced J. Hernandez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Gibson struck out; Alou flied out to center;
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stargell walked;
May flied out to left; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Torre
singled to left; Simmons doubled to left [Torre to third]; Hague
was walked intentionally; Kubiak doubled to right [Torre scored,
Simmons scored, Hague to third]; Maxvill was walked
intentionally; Gibson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hague
scored, Kubiak to third, Maxvill to second]; Alou was walked
intentionally; Sizemore flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher to first); J.
Hernandez struck out; SANDS BATTED FOR MOOSE; Sands struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: VEALE REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Torre was called out on strikes; Simmons
singled to right; Hague walked [Simmons to second]; Kubiak was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Davalillo made an out to
shortstop; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill flied out to center; Gibson flied out to
right; Alou reached on an error by Mazeroski; Sizemore singled
[Alou to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; May flied out to center;
Robertson walked; Mazeroski lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Simmons singled to right; Hague singled to center [Simmons to
second]; Kubiak walked [Simmons to third, Hague to second];
Maxvill walked [Simmons scored, Hague to third, Kubiak to
second]; Gibson singled to left [Hague scored, Kubiak scored,
Maxvill to second]; Alou struck out; Sizemore forced Maxvill
(third unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 8TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
CLINES BATTED FOR VEALE; Clines struck out; Cash grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: BRILES REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to center; Torre singled to left; Simmons grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Pirates 0.