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Bob Gibson's No-Hitter

DateAug 14, 1971
ScoreCardinals 11, Pirates 0
TypeNo hitter

Bob Gibson threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14, 1971. The final score was 11–0.

The game was played at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Bob Gibson struck out 10. The announced attendance was 30,678. The game took 2h 22m. It was a night game, at 78 degrees.

It was the only one of Bob Gibson's career. It was one of three no-hitters thrown across the major leagues in 1971. Bob Johnson took the loss for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates used four pitchers of their own. Harry Wendelstedt umpired behind the plate.

Key figures

No-Hitter

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, PIT197108140
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PIT197108140
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