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“#The magical feeling around David Cone\u2019s perfect game<\/a><\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 10, 2020 |<\/span> 9:42am <\/p>\n

\n Before the first pitch was delivered, Don Larsen and Yogi Berra recreated their magical October moment on the Yankee Stadium mound. Then the two Yankee legends watched David Cone author a perfect outing of his own.<\/p>\n

With the two men who were battery mates for the only perfect game in World Series<\/a> history watching, Cone entered the record books against the Expos, adding a forever moment to an already impressive career.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than this happ<\/a>ening, but what an honor,\u201d Cone said.<\/p>\n

July 18, 1999 was Yogi Berra day \u2013 the Hall of Fame catcher had recently reconciled with owner George Steinbrenner after a lengthy feud \u2013 and Cone made it extra special in a 6-0 victory over Montreal in front of 41,930 in The Bronx. On the final out, an Orlando Cabrera popup in foul territory third baseman Scott Brosius caught, Cone dropped to his knees and into the waiting arms of catcher Joe Girardi. He was soon mobbed by teammates, just as David Wells was the year before when he threw his perfect game. Cone\u2019s teammates lifted him onto their shoulders, his glove lifted skyward, and carried him to the edge of the dugout as the Stadium crowd roared its approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already talked to Boomer and he welcomed me to the club,\u201d Cone said, referring to Wells, a member of the Blue Jays at this time. \u201cHe said he wanted to fly down here and party with me all night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Cone is carried off the field by teammates after his perfect game against the Expos on July 18, 1999.<\/span>New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were few tense moments for Cone. He needed just 88 pitches to go the distance, 68 of which were for strikes. He struck out 10. The 36-year-old right-hander never got to a more unfavorable count than 2-0 and never went to three balls on a batter. There was a 33-minute rain delay during the bottom half of the third inning. There was also a long delay in the second, when the Yankees scored five runs, two apiece coming on two-run homers by Ricky Ledee and Derek Jeter. Second baseman Chuck Knoblauch preserved the perfect game in the eighth inning, getting to a hard-hit Jose Vidro ball up the middle with a backhand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as he hit it, I said, \u2018There it goes,’\u201d Cone said. \u201cWhen Knoblauch made the great play, I decided there was some kind of Yankee aura. Maybe this was my day.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was one anxious moment in the ninth, when Ledee seemed to lose a Ryan McGuire fly ball in the sun for a moment. But Ledee was able to make the play and Cone completed the brilliant afternoon by getting Cabrera on a foul popup to third base.<\/p>\n