David Cone was born in Kansas City on this day in 1963.
Cone broke with KC in 1986 but was traded to the Mets. A couple of years later, he was 20-3 with a 2.22 ERA with the AL East champion New York Mets. He pitched for Toronto, NY Yankees, KC and Boston.
Cone had a great pitching career: 194 wins with an excellent 3.46 ERA. He won 20 games twice and The Cy Young Award in 1994. He was 8-3 over 15 post season series appearances. Finally, he pitched a perfect game against Montreal in 1999.
Should he go to The Hall of Fame? Probably not but he has great numbers.
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