[driftless2]

I guess Maloney had a chance to be a great pitcher. He threw close to 100 mph and had two 20 win seasons and two no-hitters in the 60s.
But he ruptured an achilles tendon in 1970 and was never the same basically ending his productive career at the age of 28 despite pitching several years after that with dismal results. A healthy Maloney might have helped Cincy beat the Yankees in the early seventies.

[TBP]

Maloney was a terrific pitcher who was very much underrated due to the presence in the NL of Koufax, Drysdale, Marichal, Spahn, and Gibson.

One of his no-hitters was part of a somewhat odd occurrence that has only happened twice — in consecutive playing months.

In September of 1968, Gaylord Perry of the Giants no-hit the Cardinals and Ray Washburn of the Cardinal no-hit the Giants on consecutive days.

In the next month of regular-season play, April 1969, Don Wilson of the Astros no-hit the Reds and Maloney no-hit the Astros, also on consecutive days.

This had never happened before Perry and Washburn did it and has not happened since Wilson and Maloney did it.

[jttpwalsh]

“A healthy Maloney might have helped Cincy beat the Yankees in the early seventies”

Respectfully, I don’t see how that could have been done. The Yankees didn’t play in the World Series in the 70’s, until 1976 (losing to the Reds). There was no inter league play, until 1997, meaning the Yankees and the Reds had no opportunity to play games that were non exhibitions, in that time period.

Thank you.