On the final day of the 1968 season, the Cincinnati Reds shutout the San Francisco Giants by a 3-0 score in front of a crowd of 27,464 at Crosley Field. On that day, Reds pitcher Jim Maloney gave a vintage Jim Maloney performance: 9 innings pitched (something not a single Reds pitcher in 2018 could accomplish) two hits (singles by Bobby Bonds and Dave Marshall), no runs, four walks and nine strikeouts. Maloney had a no-hitter until the 6th when Bonds got his hit. With the win, Maloney improved to 16-10 with an ERA of 3.61.
But the Reds finished with an 83-79 record, far behind the NL pennant winning St.