On May 5 1963, at the Polo Grounds Willie Mays hits his final home run in the old ballpark, a titanic 3 runs blast in the first inning. Helping the Giants to a 6-3 win. Jack Sanford improves to 5-1. May’s blast helps propel the Giants into first place.
The end of an era! Marv Throneberry’s last game with the Mets. A couple of days later vs. Cincinnati, when Bob Murphy made mention that Throneberry and Ted Schreiber were optioned to the minor leagues,
