Malone was outstanding in his first three major league seasons. As a rookie, he compiled an 18–13 record for the third-place 1928 Chicago Cubs, striking out 155 opponents to finish second in the National League behind Dazzy Vance (200). As a sophomore, he led the NL pitchers with 22 wins, 166 strikeouts and six shutouts, helping the Cubs reach the 1929 World Series. He was the Cub starting pitcher for Games 2 and 5 of the series and also worked in relief in Game 4.\n', '

In 1930, he led the league with 20 wins and finished in third place with 142 strikeouts, being surpassed only by Bill Hallahan (177) and Vance (173). He also tied Erv Brame for the lead in complete games, with 22.\n', '

The next four years, Malone averaged 14 wins and 104 strikeouts for each year. He won 15 games for Chicago as it won another pennant and made it to the 1932 World Series. His only appearance in that series came after Cub starter Charlie Root surrendered back-to-back home runs to Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. At that point the Cubs brought in Malone, who threw 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, including a called third strike against Gehrig.\n', '

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