Actually, the Reds lost to Baltimore in the 1970 WS. I’m sure a healthy Maloney would have helped. Cincy lost to the As in the 1972 WS.
And of course we all remember Yogi saying “It ain’t over, til it’s over” as he skippered the ‘73 Mets past Cincy, which was kind of an under card, as the real match up involved Pete Rose vs. Bud Harrelson. Mets also went on to lose to the Swingin’ A’s in seven, when the surest handed guy on the team, Felix Milan, made an error, to allow an unearned run, that cost the seventh game.
Postscript: I sat in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium three years later, for $4.00, and saw the Machine sweep the Yanks, in game four. Those were the days ! Thanks :)