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As part of the day's "Yogi Berra Day" festivities honoring the Yankees' former catcher, before the game, former Yankees pitcher Don Larsen threw the ceremonial first pitch to Berra; the two comprised the battery for Larsen's perfect game in 1956. Cone's perfect game was the 247th no-hitter in MLB history, and
Larsen could be seen smiling in the press box after the final out of Cone's perfect game was recorded. [39] [40] [41] After the game, Cone was met at his clubhouse locker by Larsen and Berra, who together wrapped him in a bear hug. [42] After the perfect game, he seemed to suddenly lose effectiveness. It was the last shutout he would throw in ...
Coincidentally, David Cone's perfect game came on "Yogi Berra Day" at Yankee Stadium. Berra had caught Larsen's perfect game and both he and Larsen were in the stands for the game. [5] Of the twelve no-hitters pitched by Yankees players, three each have been won by the scores 4–0 and 2–0, more common than any other result.
Cone's perfect game, which took only 88 pitches, was interrupted by a 33-minute rain delay and is the only one to date in regular-season interleague play. Following teammate Wells's perfect game the previous season, this also represents the only time two successive perfect games have been thrown by the same team. [35]
Berra then vowed never to return to Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner owned the team. On that day, Yankees pitcher David Cone threw a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, [69] only the 16th time it had ever been done in Major League history. [70] In 2005, Berra received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. [71]
David Cone: "Mahle just goes right after them. Uber-aggressive. The four-seamer, right up the ladder. He does that exceptionally well."
The Buffalo Bills handed the New England Patriots an embarrassing 47-17 wild-card loss on Saturday night, and in the process they made NFL history.. They became the first team ever to have a ...
He was the home plate umpire for David Cone's perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, [4] the first interleague no-hitter in the regular season. Barrett was behind the plate on August 7, 2004, for Greg Maddux's 300th win. [5]