One of the hardest-throwing pitchers of the 1960s, Jim Maloney boasted a fastball clocked at, threw two won ten or more games from 1963 to 1969, and recorded over 200 strikeouts for four consecutive seasons.
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12 Facts About Jim Maloney
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Jim Maloney's father Earl was a sandlot and semi-professional baseball player on the west coast in the 1930s, who later opened one of the largest used car dealerships in Fresno.
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Jim Maloney was scouted by all 16 Major League teams as a shortstop.
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Jim Maloney attended Fresno City College and the University of California at Berkeley; he was signed by scout Bobby Mattick to the Cincinnati Reds in 1959 for a reported $100,000.
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In 1963, Jim Maloney was and struck out 265 batters; in 1965, he was and struck out 244; in 1966, he was and struck out 216; and in 1968, he was and struck out 181.
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At age 21 in 1961, Jim Maloney had one appearance in relief in the World Series, hurling.
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Jim Maloney was able to pitch in only seven games for the Reds in 1970, due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and he was winless in just three starts.
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Jim Maloney was traded from the Reds to the Angels for Greg Garrett on December 15,1970.
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Jim Maloney pitched two games in which he gave up no hits through nine innings in 1965, while going on to win 20 games that year.
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Jim Maloney had given up a second hit in the 11th inning; at the time he had three one-hitters to.
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Jim Maloney gave up 10 walks and hit a batter, the most baserunners allowed in a no-hitter since 1901.
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Jim Maloney threw 187 pitches in the game while striking out 12.
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