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.

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