Although he had come close on several occasions, Tom Seaver had never pitched a no-hitter until he hurled this 4-0 victory over the Cardinals, The gem came one year to the day after Seaver had been traded from the Mets to the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  2
Reds         0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Rose 3b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .274
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Morgan 2b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .260
Hernandez 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .309
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .301
Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .246
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Werner c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .169
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .167
  Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .173

Totals               27   0   0   0     3   3             Totals               29   4   7   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 38,216
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Reds 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Reds 0
Errors: Simmons, Denny, Werner
Doubles: Rose (18), Morgan (15)
Home Runs: Driessen (9)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (4), Morgan (14)
GIDP: Driessen (4), Griffey (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(6-5)            6     6   4   4   5   3   1  28   2.85
Schultz                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.89
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   5   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(8-4)           9     0   0   0   3   3   0  30   3.22
Totals                  9     0   0   0   3   3   0  30

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Foster grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez walked; Morales struck out; Hernandez stole second
[Hernandez to third (error by Werner)]; Reitz walked; Phillips
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Geronimo walked; Geronimo was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Denny [Geronimo to
second]; Werner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Simmons flied out to center;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster walked;
Driessen grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Morgan to third, Foster out at second]; Concepcion
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
flied out to center; Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to center; Werner singled to left
[Geronimo to second]; On a bunt Seaver struck out; Rose doubled
[Geronimo scored, Werner scored, Rose to third (error by
Simmons)]; Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to
right [Rose scored]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Denny flied out to right; Brock flied to left in
foul territory; Templeton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen homered; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Werner
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick popped to second; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Seaver walked; Rose singled to center [Seaver to
second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Seaver to
third, Rose out at second]; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Driessen struck out; Concepcion
singled to right; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Mumphrey walked;
Brock flied out to left; Templeton forced Mumphrey (shortstop to
second); Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.