List of St. Louis Cardinals no - hitters - wikipedia List of St. Louis Cardinals no - hitters The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Louis Missouri. They play in the National League Central division. Also known in their early years as the `` St. Louis Brown Stockings '' ( 1882 ), `` St. Louis Browns '' ( 1883 -- 98 ), and `` St. Louis Perfectos '' ( 1899 ), pitchers for the Cardinals have thrown 10 no - hitters in franchise history. A no - hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings ''. No - hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official ; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. A no - hitter is rare enough that one team in Major League Baseball has never had a pitcher accomplish the feat. A perfect game, a special subcategory of no - hitter, has yet to be thrown in Cardinals history. As defined by Major League Baseball, `` in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game. '' Ted Breitenstein threw the first no - hitter in Cardinals franchise history on his first major league start on October 4, 1891 when the team was known as the `` St. Louis Browns '' ; the most recent no - hitter was thrown by Bud Smith on September 3, 2001. Two left - handed pitchers have thrown no - hitters in franchise history, while seven were by right - handers. Four no - hitters were thrown at home and six on the road, whilst all ten have been pitched against different opponents. The Cardinals have thrown one no - hitter in April, one in June, one in July, two in August, four in September, and one in October. The longest interval between no - hitters was between the games pitched by Breitenstein and Jesse Haines, encompassing 32 years, 9 months, and 13 days from October 4, 1891 till August 17, 1924. Conversely, the shortest interval between no - hitters was between the games pitched by Jiménez and Smith, encompassing merely 2 years, 2 months, and 9 days from June 25, 1999 till September 3, 2001. In none of their ten no - hitters did the Cardinals allow any runs via errors, walks, hit batters or uncaught third strikes. The most baserunners allowed in a no - hitter was by Ray Washburn ( in 1968 ), who allowed five. Of the ten no - hitters, two have been won by a score of 2 -- 0, 3 -- 0, and 5 -- 0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a no - hitter was an 11 -- 0 win by Bob Gibson in 1971. The smallest margin of victory was a 1 -- 0 win by Jiménez in 2001. The umpire is also an integral part of any no - hitter. The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision `` which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out... ( the umpire 's judgment on such matters ) is final. '' Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone, which `` is defined as that area over homeplate ( sic ) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. '' These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no - hitter. Eight different umpires presided over each of the franchise 's ten no - hitters. The manager is another integral part of any no - hitter. The tasks of the manager is to determine the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game. Managers choosing the right pitcher and right defensive lineup at a right game at a right place at a right time would contribute to a no - hitter. Eight different managers have led to the franchise 's ten no - hitters. Contents 1 List of no - hitters in Cardinals history 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References List of no - hitters in Cardinals history ¶ Indicates a perfect game £ Pitcher was left - handed * Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum # Date Pitcher Final score Base - runners Opponent Catcher Plate umpire Manager Notes Ref October 4, 1891 Ted Breitenstein 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 -- 0 Louisville Colonels Jack Boyle Hank O'Day ( 1 ) Charlie Comiskey First career start First game of a doubleheader on the final day of the season First no - hitter in franchise history First no - hitter at home in franchise history First left - handed pitcher to throw a no - hitter in franchise history Largest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter Latest calendar date of franchise 's no - hitter July 17, 1924 Jesse Haines * 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 -- 0 Boston Braves Mike González Hank O'Day ( 2 ) Branch Rickey Longest interval between franchise 's no - hitters September 21, 1934 Paul Dean 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 -- 0 @ Brooklyn Dodgers Bill DeLancey Bill Klem Frankie Frisch Second game of a doubleheader. In the first game, Paul 's brother Dizzy had a no - hitter for 8 innings but finished with a 3 - hit shutout. If that game had ended with a no - hitter, Paul and Dizzy would have been the first brothers to each throw a no - hitter in MLB history. First MLB no - hitter in 1140 days, the longest gap between no - hitters August 30, 1941 Lon Warneke 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 @ Cincinnati Reds Walker Cooper Jocko Conlan Billy Southworth 5 September 18, 1968 Ray Washburn 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 5 @ San Francisco Giants Johnny Edwards Bill Jackowski Red Schoendienst ( 1 ) The previous day in the same park, the Giants no - hit the Cardinals Most baserunners allowed in a franchise 's no - hitters 6 August 14, 1971 Bob Gibson * 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 -- 0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates Ted Simmons ( 1 ) Harry Wendelstedt ( 1 ) Red Schoendienst ( 2 ) First no - hitter in Pittsburgh in 64 years Largest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter 7 April 16, 1978 Bob Forsch ( 1 ) 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 -- 0 Philadelphia Phillies Ted Simmons ( 2 ) Lee Weyer Vern Rapp Earliest calendar date of no - hitter in franchise history 8 September 26, 1983 Bob Forsch ( 2 ) 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 -- 0 Montreal Expos Darrell Porter Harry Wendelstedt ( 2 ) Whitey Herzog Only baserunners were hit by pitch and reached on error 9 June 25, 1999 José Jiménez 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 0 @ Arizona Diamondbacks Alberto Castillo Bruce Froemming Tony La Russa ( 1 ) Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter Ten days later, Jiménez again shut out the Diamondbacks 1 -- 0, allowing only two hits. Randy Johnson was the losing pitcher in both games. 10 September 3, 2001 Bud Smith 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 -- 0 @ San Diego Padres Eli Marrero Phil Cuzzi Tony La Russa ( 2 ) Most recent no - hitter in franchise history Just the previous day, the Yankees ' pitcher Mike Mussina lost his perfect game bid with two outs in the ninth inning when Red Sox batter Carl Everett singled. If Mussina had his perfect game, it would have been the fifth time in MLB history for no - hitters to happen two consecutive days ( first time since 1968 ) and first time with one of them being a perfect game. Shortest interval between no - hitters in franchise history See also List of Major League Baseball no - hitters Footnotes The only team without a no - hitter in franchise history is the San Diego Padres. References Jump up ^ `` St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` St. Louis Cardinals Franchise History ''. ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` MLB Miscellany : Rules, regulations and statistics ''. MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ Kurkjian, Tim ( June 29, 2008 ). `` No - hit win makes no sense, except in baseball ''. ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` St. Louis Cardinals on Baseball Almanac ''. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ Eisenbath, Mike ; Musial, Stan ( 1999 - 05 - 14 ). Cardinals Encyclopedia. Temple University Press. pp. 141, 315. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56639 - 703 - 2. Retrieved 25 November 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Umpires : Rules of Interest ''. MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ Bronson, Eric. Baseball and Philosophy : Thinking Outside the Batter 's Box, Pgs 98 -- 99. ISBN 0 - 8126 - 9556 - 9. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 1891 Browns Schedule, Box Scores, and Splits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` July 17, 1924 St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Braves Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 21, 1934 St. Louis Cardinals at Brooklyn Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` August 30, 1941 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 18, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` August 14, 1971 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` April 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 26, 1983 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` June 25, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 3, 2001 St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Jump up ^ `` No Hitters Chronologically ''. Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2010. List of Major League Baseball no - hitters by franchise American League East Division Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Central Division Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins West Division Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers National League East Division Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Central Division Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals West Division Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants The Padres have zero no - hitters in their franchise history. 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Dean ( September 21, 1934 ) Warneke ( August 30, 1941 ) Washburn ( September 18, 1968 ) Gibson ( August 14, 1971 ) Forsch ( April 16, 1978 & September 26, 1983 ) J. Jiménez ( June 25, 1999 ) B. Smith ( September 3, 2001 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_no-hitters&oldid=832632895 '' Categories : St. Louis Cardinals lists Lists of Major League Baseball no - hitters by franchise Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 03 : 47 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: last cardinals pitcher to throw a no hitter
Answer: Bud Smith