1968 NL Game: Phi. @ St.L Gibson throws No-Hitter

July 25, 1968

In perhaps the best pitched game this 1968 MLB season, St. Louis' Bob Gibson outdueled Philadelphia's Chris Short by throwing a no-hitter for 1-0 Cardinal victory. Gibson walked 1 and struck out 10 while pitching his gem. Chris Short allowed an Orlando Cepeda homerun in the 7th inning for the only scoring in the game. For Gibson, it was his 16 Win and 6th shutout of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Philadelphia Phillies At 1968 St. Louis Cardinals    7/25/1968
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Rojas 2B          2  0  0  0 .232     L.Brock LF          4  0  0  0 .318  
  R.Pena SS           3  0  0  0 .304     J.Javier 2B         2  0  1  0 .276  
  J.Briggs CF         3  0  0  0 .297     C.Flood CF          2  0  0  0 .296  
  D.Allen LF          3  0  0  0 .258     O.Cepeda 1B         3  1  2  1 .254  
  J.Callison RF       3  0  0  0 .228     M.Shannon 3B        3  0  1  0 .284  
  B.White 1B          3  0  0  0 .254     R.Davis RF          3  0  1  0 .186  
  T.Taylor 3B         3  0  0  0 .248     J.Edwards C         3  0  0  0 .319  
  C.Dalrymple C       2  0  0  0 .172     D.Maxvill SS        3  0  0  0 .252  
A-T.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .287     B.Gibson P          3  0  1  0 .148  
  C.Short P           2  0  0  0 .145                                          
B-G.Sutherland PH     1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      26  0  0  0                 Totals      26  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dalrymple In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Short In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  1  6  0
 
Phillies (51-44)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Short LOSS(11-9)        8       6   1   1   2   6   1   2.23
Totals                    8       6   1   1   2   6   1
 
Cardinals (63-36)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Gibson WIN(16-5)        9       0   0   0   1  10   0   1.26
Totals                    9       0   0   0   1  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,233 DATE- Thursday, July 25th 1968 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:01
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 0  Cardinals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2  Cardinals: 0
DOUBLES- J.Javier(16th), B.Gibson
HOME RUNS- O.Cepeda(7th)
RBIs- O.Cepeda(44th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Rojas, O.Cepeda, R.Davis
WALKS- C.Rojas, J.Javier, C.Flood
STRIKE OUTS- R.Pena-2, J.Briggs, D.Allen-2, T.Taylor, C.Dalrymple-2, C.Short,
             G.Sutherland, L.Brock, J.Javier, M.Shannon, D.Maxvill-2, B.Gibson
GIDP- R.Davis
RLISP 2-out- C.Flood
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 0 for 0  Cardinals: 0 for 3
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Roberto Pena robbed Lou Brock of a base hit.
 
St. Louis fans certainly got their money's worth at Busch Stadium.  Bob
Gibson(16-5) pitched a rare no-hitter as the very strong St. Louis Cardinals
toppled the Philadelphia Phillies 1 to 0.
 
Gibson was cheered on with every out from the 7th inning onward.  The
adrenaline had to be just pumping through his veins.  The atmosphere was
electric out there in Busch Stadium tonight! He allowed Philadelphia just one
walk.  The tension started to build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning
the crowd was electrified.  Gibson racked up 10 strikeouts.  St. Louis had
just 6 hits for the night.  
 
Chris Short(11-9) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks
in 8 innings.  When asked how his stuff was out there, Gibson looked a bit
incredulous (as did this reporter) and replied 'A bit better than average,
I'd have to say'