I was at the Pappas near-perfect game against the Padres at Wrigley Field. Pappas got the next man out and still ended up with the no-hitter.
I did a quick search and found this just now to refresh my memory:
September 2nd, 1972: Milt Pappas of the Cubs hurls a no-hit game in beating the Padres 8-0. Pappas has a perfect game until PH Larry Stahl walks with 2 outs in the 9th inning. Pappas and C Randy Hundley both said of the pitches to Stahl, "They were so close I don't know how Stahl could take them, but they were balls."
I was reading about that game the other day, too...including the same quote. But then, the story here didn't mention the one the Cubs busted up: obscure rookie Jimmy Qualls breaking up Tom Seaver's perfect game with a one-out hit in the ninth inning.