▁An ▁unlikely ▁near ▁no - h itter ▁One ▁of ▁Jones ' ▁most ▁memor able ▁games ▁came ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers . ▁Jones , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁started ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁game ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁started ▁against ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁Ted dy ▁H igu era . ▁In ▁H igu era ' s ▁previous ▁start , ▁he ▁had ▁last ed ▁just ▁one ▁in ning , ▁and ▁Jones ▁pitch ed ▁ 5 ▁inn ings ▁in ▁relief , ▁giving ▁up ▁just ▁ 2 ▁hits ▁and ▁one ▁run . ▁Sur pr ising ly , ▁Jones ▁came ▁within ▁two ▁out s ▁of ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁before ▁giving ▁up ▁a ▁single ▁to ▁Ron ▁Washington ▁and ▁being ▁pulled ▁for ▁closer ▁Dan ▁P les ac . ▁ ▁The ▁game , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁Municipal ▁Stadium , ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Jones , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁pitch ing ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ▁with ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁Chief s ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁never ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁complete - game ▁shut out , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁never ▁gave ▁up ▁fewer ▁than ▁five ▁hits ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁career ▁complete ▁games . ▁" I ▁kind ▁of ▁looked ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁board ▁ton ight ▁and ▁thought , ▁' What ▁am ▁I ▁doing ? ▁What ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁am ▁I ▁doing ?' ▁This ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁my ▁best ▁game ▁ever ,"