Joseph Frederick Cone (May 1848 – April 13, 1909) was an American Major League Baseball player for the 1871 Boston Red Stockings.

Born in Rockford, Illinois, Cone was the first baseman for the Rockford Forest Citys in 1868 and 1869 before moving to the outfield in 1870.

He signed with the Boston Red Stockings in 1871.

[1][2] Cone later became a hotel clerk.

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