Baseball Almanac - Box Score of No-Hitter by Rick Wise

Box Score of No-Hitter by Rick Wise

Rick Wise threw a gem that was truly unique. Not because of the lack of hits, but due to the 2 home runs he hit making him the only pitcher to accomplish such an unusual feat during a no-hitter.

Later during the same season, Wise had another 2 home run game making him one of only five pitchers at the time to have 2 games during the same season with 2 home runs.

"I was taught not to get beat on anything other than my fastball." - Rick Wise

No Hitter Box Score
June 23, 1971
Riverfront Stadium

NAME POS AB R H RBI

Terry Harmon 2b 4 0 0 0

Larry Bowa ss 4 0 0 0

Tim McCarver c 3 0 2 0

Deron Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0

Joe Lis lf 2 1 0 0

Ron Stone lf 1 0 0 0

Willie Montanez cf 4 0 1 0

Roger Freed rf 4 1 1 1

John Vukovich 3b 4 0 1 0

Rick Wise p 4 2 2 3

TOTALS 32 4 7 4

NAME POS AB R H RBI

Pete Rose rf 4 0 0 0

George Foster cf 3 0 0 0

Lee May 1b 3 0 0 0

Johnny Bench c 3 0 0 0

Tony Perez 3b 3 0 0 0

Hal McRae lf 3 0 0 0

Wayne Granger p 0 0 0 0

Tommy Helms 2b 3 0 0 0

Dave Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0

Jimmy Stewart ph 1 0 0 0

Ross Grimsley p 1 0 0 0

Bernie Carbo ph 1 0 0 0

Clay Carroll p 0 0 0 0

Ty Cline lf 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 27 0 0 0

Hitting & Fielding Notes

Caught Stealing: McCarver.
Double Plays: Cincinnati 2.
Doubles: Montanez, Freed.
Home Runs: Wise 2.
Left on Base: Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 1.

Line Score
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	7	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

NAME IP H R ER BB SO

Rick Wise 9.0 0 0 0 1 3

NAME IP H R ER BB SO

Ross Grimsley 6.0 4 3 3 3 2

Clay Carroll 2.0 2 1 1 1 1

Wayne Granger 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

Pitching Notes

Hit by Pitch: Lis (by Grimsley).
Losing Pitcher: Grimsley.
Winning Pitcher: Wise.

Game Notes

Attendance: 13,329.
Length of Game: 1:53.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Dale, 1B: Tom Gorman, 2B: Chris Pelekoudas, 3B: Doug Harvey.

At the end of the 1971 season, Rick Wise was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton due to Carlton's request for a $10,000 raise!

Rick Wise tossed 2 no-hitters in the Minor Leagues and came within 1 error of a perfect game against the Loons!

Did you know that Rick Wise pitched in 506 Major League games, won 188, lost 181, participated in 4 one hitters, and tossed this gem?

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