MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 16 years.
1986: Was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on 6/7 when Mark Gubicza was placed on the disabled list...made his Major-League debut on 6/8 vs. Minnesota...appeared in four games before returning to Omaha on 6/21...was recalled on 8/25 when Al Hargesheimer hurt his shoulder and remained with the Royals for the rest of the season.
1987: Was traded to the New York Mets in a five-player deal on 3/28 and went 5-6 with a 3.71 ERA in 21 games (13 starts)...recorded his first Major-League win and complete game in a 6-2 victory on 5/12 vs. Cincinnati (9.0 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K)...was placed on the 21-day disabled list on 5/29 after breaking the little finger of his right hand while attempting to bunt on 5/27 at San Francisco...had three pins inserted into the finger by Dr. Richard Eaton...recorded his first career save on 10/3 at St. Louis, tossing three scoreless innings in a 7-1 victory.
1988: Became the fourth Met ever to win 20 games, going 20-3 with a 2.22 ERA in 35 games (28 starts)...finished third in the National-League Cy Young Award voting (Orel Hershiser won unanimously)...was second in the National League with a 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts...threw a career-high 10 innings on 6/2 vs. Chicago and 6/13 vs. St. Louis...threw a complete game, two-hit shutout on 6/19 vs. Philadelphia and a one-hitter on 8/29 vs. San Diego (fourth-inning double by Tony Gwynn)...threw a perfect inning of relief in the All-Star Game at Cincinnati, his first appearance...won his final eight starts of the season...went 1-1 vs. Los Angeles in the NLCS.
1989: Finished fourth in the National League with 190 strikeouts, tied for fourth with seven complete games and 10th with a .223 batting average against...had the third longest win streak in the league with eight from 6/21-8/18...led all pitchers in hits with 18 and was second with a .234 BA...was 3-5 on 6/5, but did not suffer a loss in his next 15 games and ended 14-8 with a 3.52 ERA in 34 games (33 starts).
1990: Went 14-10 with 3.23 ERA in 31 games (30 starts)...led the Majors with 233 strikeouts, one more than Nolan Ryan...led the National League with 9.9 K/9.0 IP and was sixth in opponents' BA (.226)...tossed three consecutive complete games from 8/18-8/28; struckout a season-high 13 batters on 8/18 at San Francisco and struckout 10 or more batters in four straight starts from 6/30-7/19...became the first Met pitcher to record a pinch hit when he singled off Dale Mohorcic on 8/1 at Montreal.
1991: Went 14-14 with a 3.29 ERA in 34 starts...tied for the Major-League lead in strikeouts with Roger Clemens at 241, the second straight year he led the National League...led the N.L. with 9.3 K/9.0 IP and was fifth with 232.2 IP...tied a National-League record with 19 strikeouts in a 7-0 win on 10/6 at Philadelphia (matched Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton)...tossed his second career one-hitter on 9/20 vs. St. Louis (Felix Jose doubled in the eighth).
1992: Went 17-10 with a 2.83 ERA with the Mets and Blue Jays...was traded to Toronto on 8/27 for INF Jeff Kent and a player to be named later (OF Ryan Thompson)...led all Major-League pitchers with a career-high 261 strikeouts...tied for first in the National League with five shutouts and first with 82 walks...led the league with 9.8 K/9.0 IP, was second in strikeouts, fifth in opponents' BA (.223) and tied for sixth in complete games (7)...matched a then career-high eight-game win streak from 6/16-8/2...ALCS vs. Oakland: won Game 2, 3-1; lost Game 5, 6-2...did not have a decision in two World Series starts vs. Atlanta, but Toronto won both games (Games 2 and 6).
1993: Went 11-14 with a 3.33 ERA in 34 starts with Kansas City...was among the American League's leaders in ERA (10th-3.33), starts (T6th-34), complete games (9th-6), IP (5th-254.0), strikeouts (4th-191), opponents' BA (3rd-.233), losses (T4th-14), wild pitches (T3rd-14), hit batsmen (T5th-10) and walks (2nd-114)...tossed a career-high 254.0 innings...the Royals scored 18 runs in his 14 losses, and his 3.0 runs/start was the lowest run support in the American League.
1994: Edged the Yankees' Jimmy Key for the American-League Cy Young Award, going 16-5 with a 2.94 ERA in 23 starts for the Royals...became the first pitcher to win despite not leading the league in any category or pitching on a first-place club...Cone tallied 108 points and 15 first-place votes, while Jimmy Key registered 96 points with 10 first-place votes...was among the league's top pitchers in the following catagories: ERA (3rd-2.94); wins (T2nd-16); IP (8th-171.2); strikeouts (6th-132); shutouts (T2nd-3); winning percentage (T5th-762); and opponents BA (2nd-.209)...LH batters hit .238...RH batters hit .173...the Royals were 17-6 in his 23 starts...was 8-3 with a 3.06 ERA at Kauffman Stadium and 8-2 with a 2.81 ERA on the road...recorded victories in eight consecutive starts after losing his first start; included was a club-record three straight shutouts (Minnesota 9-0, 5/11; Seattle 4-0, 5/17; California 4-0, 5/22); he allowed only eight hits in that 27-inning stretch...went the distance in his next start vs. the Yankees, where his scoreless-inning streak was snapped at 28, five shy of Kevin Appier's club record of 33 set in 1993...recorded a six-game win streak from 6/28-8/2...was named A.L. Pitcher of the Week from 5/16-5/22 and A.L. Pitcher of the Month for May, going 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA...pitched two innings at the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh...posted career victory #100 on 5/6 at Chicago...recorded his 1,500th career strikeout on 6/28 at Chicago, fanning Ron Karkovice...recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts on 7/23 at Detroit.
1995: Went 18-8 with a 3.57 ERA in 30 starts for the Yankees and Blue Jays...was acquired from Toronto on 7/28 in exchange for right-handed pitchers Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon...led the American League in innings pitched and was second in victories to Baltimore’s Mike Mussina (19)...earned the 4-2 victory in his Yankee debut on 7/29 at Minnesota (8.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 9K, 1WP)...won his first four starts as a Yankee (2.25 ERA) before losing a 5-3 decision on 8/19 at California...was his longest winning streak of the season...his three losses to the Angels marked the first time he has lost three times to one team in the same season...tossed the 50th complete game of his career on 8/13 vs. Cleveland in a 4-1 Yankee victory...tossed his 40th career 10-plus strikeout game in an 8-4 victory on 9/8 vs. Boston (struck out 10)...overcame problems with blisters on his finger to go 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA in six September starts, as the Yankees battled for the American-League Wild Card...went 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts of the season, including a 6-3 victory on 9/27 at Milwaukee with three days rest...was his first start on three days rest since 8/25/91 with the Mets...went 1-0 with a 4.60 ERA in two starts vs. Seattle in the Division Series.
1996: Made a successful comeback from surgery to remove a small aneurysm in his right arm...went 7-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 11 starts...made his first Opening-Day start as a Yankee (third of his career) on 4/2 at Cleveland...held defending A.L. Champs to two hits over seven innings in a 7-1 Yankee win...after going 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA in his first four starts, he underwent an angiogram on 4/27 which determined a circulatory problem...tossed a complete-game win vs. Chicago on 5/2 to go 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA, but after prescribed medication did not acheive desired results, additional tests revealed a small aneurysm in the upper part of his right arm...was placed on 15-day disabled list on 5/8...successful surgery to remove the aneurysm was performed on 5/10 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (NY)...made two rehab starts at Double-A Norwich--on 8/21 and 8/26--before coming back in dramatic fashion on 9/2 at Oakland...in his first appearance since 5/2, he held the A's hitless for seven innings before giving way to Rivera after 85 pitches...the duo combined for a one-hit, 5-0 victory...was 3-1 with a 3.94 ERA in five starts after his return...his lone defeat, on 9/7 vs. Toronto, was his first as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium (was 8-0)...fell one victory short of becoming the first Yankee starter to win his first nine decisions at Yankee Stadium since Hank Borowy in 1942...made starts in Division Series (Game 1), ALCS (Game 2) and World Series (Game 3)...helped turn the World Series around, limiting Atlanta to one run on six hits in six innings as the Yankees won Game 3, 5-2.
1997: Was 12-6 with a 2.82 ERA in 29 starts...the Yankees were 19-10 in his 29 starts...opponents hit .218 (third lowest in the A.L.)...LH batters hit .213...RH batters hit .224...was second in the American League with 10.2 K/9.0 IP and third with 222 strikeouts and 2.82 ERA...his 222 strikeouts are the third highest total in Yankee history and second highest by a righthanded pitcher (RHP Jack Chesbro, 239 in 1904 and LHP Ron Guidry, 248 in 1978)...ranked sixth in the American League with 0.78 HR/9.0 IP, allowing only 17 HR in 195.0 IP...was named to his fourth All-Star Team, tossing one scoreless inning (2 BB)...made his second consecutive Opening-Day start for the Yankees on 4/1 at Seattle, his third straight overall (also 1995 for Toronto vs. Oakland)...recorded the loss in Seattle’s 4-2 win, allowing a career-high tying three home runs (RDavis, Griffey-2) for the fifthtime...won his fifth straight start on 5/13 at Minnesota—after opening season 0-2 with 2 NDs—as the Yankees defeated the Twins 10-2...he had last won five straight starts from 4/20-5/22/94, when he won eight straight...took a one-hit, 1-0 shutout into the ninth on 6/13 at Florida in the Yankees’ first-ever interleague game vs. the Marlins, but came away with no decision when Florida tied the game with two outs on Moises Alou’s RBI single; Marlins won, 2-1, in 12 innings...was Cone's first start vs. a National-League opponent since 8/23/92, when he lost a 4-3 decision at San Diego...established the Yankees’ all-time, single-game strikeout record for a righthander with 16 on 6/23 at Detroit...it was the second highest strikeout total in franchise history, behind only Ron Guidry’s 18 on 6/17/78 vs. California...the 16 strikeouts were Cone’s second-highest total, trailing only his National-League record tying 19 on 10/6/91 at Philadelphia...became the 48th pitcher in Major-League history to record 2,000 strikeouts on 7/28 vs. Oakland, fanning Mark McGwire to reach the milestone...allowed three home runs for the second time in ‘97 (also 4/1 at Seattle) and sixth time in his career in a 5-4 loss on 8/2 vs. Minnnesota...left after one inning due to tendinitis in his right shoulder on 8/17 vs. Texas (1.0 IP, 2BB, 1K)...was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 8/19 (retroactive to 8/18) with mild tendinitis in his right shoulder...was reinstated on 9/20 and started vs. Toronto, receiving a no decision in a 4-3, 11-inning Yankees’ win ...in his only other start after returning from the disabled list, he tossed five hitless innings and received no decision in a 5-4 Yankees' win on 9/25 at Cleveland (1R, 1ER, 5BB, 2K)...started Game 1 of the Division Series vs. Cleveland, pitching only 3.1 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits...he did not pitch the rest of the postseason...underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, removing inflamed bursal tissue as well as minimal frayed labral and rotator cuff tissue on 10/17 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center...surgery was performed by Dr. Stuart Hershon and Dr. Louis Bigliani.
1998: Enjoyed one of his finest Major-League seasons, going 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA in 31 starts...finished fourth in the American-League Cy Young Award voting (behind Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and David Wells)...the Yankees were 24-7 in games he started...opponents hit .237 (fourth lowest in the A.L.)...LH batters hit .254...RH batters hit .218...was among the American-League leaders in wins (T1st), winning percentage (T4th), strikeouts (5th) and ERA (8th)...his 20 wins tied a career high, breaking the Major-League record for the longest stretch between 20-win seasons (was 20-3 in 1988 with the N.Y. Mets)...Jim Kaat held the previous record, going seven years between 20-win seasons (25-13 in 1966 and 21-13 in 1974)...in 84 starts since joining the Yankees, Cone is 48-17 with a 3.26 ERA...he is 28-7 with a 3.16 ERA in 47 career starts at Yankee Stadium, including 27-5 in 44 starts as a Yankee...went 96 consecutive starts without back-to-back losses before losing on 9/13 vs. Toronto and 9/19 at Baltimore...only two pitchers this century have had longer or equal streaks (Firpo Marberry, 100 and Scott McGregor, 96)...went 0-1 with a ND, allowing 16 earned runs in 9.2 IP (14.89 ERA) in his first two starts of the season...went 20-6 with a 3.00 ERA the rest of the season...struck out 10 or more batters nine times in '98 and now has 56 10-plus strikeout games in his career...had three starts in which he struck out at least 10 without issuing a walk (4/29 vs. Seattle, 6/30 vs. Philadelphia and 9/8 at Boston) and now has five in his career...was named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for July, going 4-1 with a 0.69 ERA in 5 GS (39.0 IP, 3 ER)...missed 6/3 start vs. Tampa Bay after sustaining a dog bite on his right index finger from his mother's Jack Russell terrier...Orlando Hernandez made his Major-League debut in his place...won a career-high nine consecutive games from 4/18-6/14...struck out a season-high 14 batters in a 4-1 complete-game victory on 6/7 vs. Florida...it was his first complete-game win since 5/2/96 vs. Chicago (his last start before undergoing surgery to repair an aneurysm)...his run-scoring fielder's choice on 6/24 at Atlanta was the first RBI by a Yankee pitcher since Lindy McDaniel hit a solo homer on 9/28/72 at Detroit (off Mickey Lolich)...had a 20.0-inning scoreless streak over three starts from 7/5-16...struck out 10 or more in three straight starts (9/2 vs. Oakland, 10; 9/8 at Boston, 11 and 9/13 vs. Toronto, 11)...was 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA in four post-season starts...allowed two hits in 5.2 shutout innings in the Yankees' 4-0 win in Game 3 of the Division Series at Texas...won the decisive Game 6 of the ALCS vs. Cleveland despite allowing five runs on seven hits in five innings (Yankees won 9-5)...pitched Game 3 of the World Series at San Diego, receiving no decision in the Yankees' 5-4 come-from-behind win...allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits in six innings.
1999: Again proved to be one of baseball's premier big-game pitchers, going 12-9 with a 3.44 ERA in 31 starts....the Yankees were 20-11 in games he started...opponents hit .229 (second lowest in the American League)...was also among A.L. leaders in ERA (2nd), hits per/9.0 IP (2nd--7.63), strikeouts per/9.0 IP (3rd--8.24) and strikeouts (4th--177)...LH batters hit .245...RH batters hit .213...in 115 starts since joining the Yankees, Cone is 60-26 with a 3.31 ERA...he is 34-12 with a 2.85 ERA in 63 career starts at Yankee Stadium, the sixth best winning percentage (.739) ever at Yankee Stadium (minimum of 20 career Stadium wins)...as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium, he is 33-10 with a 2.86 ERA in 60 GS (406.1 IP, 129 ER)...at 60-26 (.698), has the seventh highest winning percentage of any Yankee after 115 starts...started and won the Yankees' home opener on 4/9 vs. Detroit, holding the Tigers hitless through five innings before a sixth inning single by Dean Palmer...won his first three starts of the season for the first time in his Major-League career...tied Whitey Ford and Ron Guidry for the most wins after 70 decisions as a Yankee (52-18), but lost a 1-0 decision to Chuck Finley and the Angels on 5/12 as he attempted to break the record (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K)...made his 100th start as a Yankee and earned the win on 7/2 vs. Baltimore, allowing one run on seven hits in six innings (4 BB, 5 K)...with the win, he moved his record as a Yankee to 57-20 (.740), the third-highest winning percentage ever after 100 starts with the Yankees...he trails only Whitey Ford (58-17, .773) and Ron Guidry (62-19, .765)...was named to his fifth All-Star team by Yankee Manager Joe Torre...allowed the National League's only run as he relieved starter Pedro Martinez (2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)...on 7/18 vs. Montreal at Yankee Stadium, Cone became the 15th person to pitch a perfect game in the regular season (the second Yankee)...needed only 88 pitches (68 strikes) to accomplish the feat...at 36 years, six months and 16 days, he became the second-oldest pitcher, behind Cy Young (37 years, one month, seven days), to pitch a perfect game...in his first start after the perfect game, on 7/23 vs. Cleveland, he allowed six runs (two earned) on six hits in four innings...allowed his first grand slam since 4/4/98 at Oakland (Scott Spiezio) as Roberto Alomar cleared the bases in the fourth inning...suffered his shortest outing of the season on 8/24 at Texas, lasting only 1.2 innings (7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) in an eventual 10-7, 11-inning Yankees' win...tied his season high for the third time with 10 strikeouts but did not receive the decision in a 10-6 Yankees' win on 9/14 at Toronto...was just 2-5 with a 4.82 ERA in 13 starts after tossing his perfect game...was winless in eight starts from 8/14-9/25, the longest stretch without a win in his career...won both of his post-season starts, allowing only two earned runs in 14 innings (1.29 ERA)...in Game Two of the ALCS vs. Boston on 10/14, Cone pitched seven strong innings and earned the win, allowing two runs on seven hits (3 BB, 9 K)...in Game Two of the World Series at Atlanta on 10/24, Cone allowed only one hit (a fifth inning single by Greg Myers) in seven shutout innings (5 BB, 4 K) to record the victory and improve his career post-season record to 8-3
2000: Was 4-14, 6.91 in 30 games...the Yankees were 9-20 in games he started...Opponents batted .306...in 144 GS since joining the Yankees, he is 64-40, 3.88 ERA...Cone is 36-18 in 76 career starts at Yankee Stadium...Made his first start of the season on 4/5 at Anaheim and recorded the loss in a 12-6 Angels' win...In the home opener at Yankee Stadium on 4/12 vs. Texas, recorded no decision in an eventual 8-6 Yankees' win, his third no decision in four home-opener starts for the Yankees...Snapped a career high losing streak on 8/10 vs. Oakland...had also been winless in his previous 15 starts, the longest winless streak of his career...Suffered a dislocated left shoulder on 9/5 with two outs in the third inning at Kansas City...an MRI examination on 9/6 at St. Luke's Hospital in KC showed normal bruises consistent with a dislocated shoulder and no abnormalities...Made first start after suffering dislocated shoulder on 9/15 vs. Cleveland and recorded the loss in an 11-1 Indians' win...Made his first relief appearance as a Yankee, after 143 consecutive starts, in 9/25 loss vs. Detroit...was the 30th relief appearance of his career...On 10/25 made last appearance as a Yankee in Game 4 of the World Series, first time back on Shea's mound since he was a Met...got Mike Piazza to pop out to shallow right center, Yankees won Game 4 3-2.
All information gathered from Yankees.com and RedSox.com.
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