David Cone's perfect game Sunday at Yankee Stadium was only the 14th in baseball's modern era -- but the second thrown by a Yankee pitcher in 14 months. Pitching in 95-degree heat, Cone needed only 88 pitches to dispatch 27 Montreal Expos batters in a 6-0 victory, surpassing even David Wells' gem last year against Minnesota. In a nice coincidence, Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, was in the ballpark to witness Cone's perfecto.
Pitcher Perfect
David Cone's perfect game Sunday at Yankee Stadium was only the 14th in baseball's modern era -- but the second thrown by a Yankee pitcher in 14 months. Pitching in 95-degree heat, Cone needed only 88 pitches to dispatch 27 Montreal Expos batters in a 6-0 victory, surpassing even David Wells' gem last year against Minnesota. In a nice coincidence, Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, was in the ballpark to witness Cone's perfecto.
