[Joy in Mudville]

St. Louis--Four days after the first perfect game in league history, Bob Gibson added his name to the record books by throwing a no-hitter.

Gibson, 4-3, walked three and struck out 10 as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated Montreal 2-0.

Gibson's no-hitter followed a perfect game by California's Rudy May. There were only two no-hitters all of last season; this year there have been two in the first month.

The final out came on a ground ball to first base off the bat of Rusty Staub. Cardinal first baseman Dick Allen fielded the ball and flipped to Gibson covering.

Gibson helped his own cause by doubling in a run in the fourth inning. Allen tripled home the first St. Louis run.

Game ID: 262 - Friday, April 30th, 1971 - Game Log


Friday, April 30th, 1971
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 9 0



Montreal AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cline LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 0 2
B. Bailey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 1 7
R. Staub 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 5 11
M. Jones CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 1 4
R. Fairly RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .216 2 10
J. Hiatt C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .306 0 14
M. Staehle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135 0 1
B. Wine SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 2
J. Sparma P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
a-A. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 0 4
J. Strohmayer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0 3 10 6

a - A. Phillips pinch hit for J. Sparma in the 8th

BATTING
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hiatt
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Staub (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sparma (1)


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Brock LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .363 2 16
J. Cardenal RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 0 3
a-J. Hague PH, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 4
J. Torre 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .299 3 14
D. Allen 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .314 4 14
J. Cruz CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 3
T. Simmons C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .357 1 5
E. Crosby SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 6
b-L. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 0
c-D. Maxvill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
C. Rojas 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .387 0 18
B. Gibson P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .105 0 1
Totals 30 2 9 2 2 2 15

a - J. Hague pinch hit for J. Cardenal in the 7th
b - L. Lee pinch hit for E. Crosby in the 8th
c - D. Maxvill substituted for L. Lee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gibson (1, 4th Inning off J. Sparma, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Torre (6, 3rd Inning off J. Sparma, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Allen (1, 3rd Inning off J. Sparma, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gibson 2, J. Torre 2, D. Allen 3, C. Rojas, L. Brock, J. Cruz, T. Simmons 3
2-out RBI: B. Gibson, D. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Torre, L. Brock, J. Cruz 2
Sac Bunt: B. Gibson, J. Hague
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Torre (3), J. Cruz (3)


Montreal IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Sparma L (0-1) 7.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 95 62 2.57
J. Strohmayer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 4.77

PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sparma 53
Batters Faced: J. Sparma 30, J. Strohmayer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sparma 7-10, J. Strohmayer 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sparma 95-62, J. Strohmayer 11-8


St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Gibson W (4-3) 9.0 0 0 0 3 10 0 125 75 2.58

PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 94
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 125-75


GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: B. Gibson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 pm
Time: 2:16
Attendance: 24077