About this episode

The episode covers significant baseball events that occurred on July 18, including David Cone's perfect game and milestones by other players.

On July 18, 1999, New York Yankees ace David Cone pitches the 14th perfect game of the modern era and the 16th overall in major league history. Cone doesn’t reach a three-ball count on a single batter and throws only 88 pitches in shutting down the Montreal Expos, 6-0. Cone becomes the second Yankee in the last year to throw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium, joining David Wells in the exclusive club. July 18, 1987, New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly ties a major league record when he homers in his eighth consecutive game. Mattingly connects in a 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, matching a 31-year-old record set by Dale Long. July 18, 1970, San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays collects the 3,000th hit of his career - a second inning single against Montreal’s Mike Wegener. The umpires stop the game, enabling Mays to be honored in ceremonies that feature Hall of Famer Stan Musial. July 18, 1961, Commissioner Ford Frick makes a controversial ruling in announcing that Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record cannot be considered broken unless it is accomplished in 154 or fewer games. Frick’s decision will result in two separate records: one for a 154-game season and…

Topics covered

• perfect game
• baseball history
• Yankees
• Milestone achievements
• Major League Baseball

Keywords

• David Cone
• perfect game
• Yankees
• baseball milestones
• Willie Mays
• Don Mattingly
• Ty Cobb
• Ford Frick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia A’s, Detroit Tigers

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