Remembering Mets History (1973 World Series) Game #3 - Tom Seaver &. Catfish Hunter Face Off at Shea Stadium
Tues day, October 16th , 1973 : World Series Game #3 - Shea Stadium, Queens, New York Carmen Berra cheers her husband Yogi's Team on As the 1973 World Series moved east, there was so much excitement in New York City as the Mets returned home for the third game of the World Series. New York World Series Trivia: This was the very first World Series night game in New York City history. The series was tied up at one game each. 54,817 paid was the official attendance on a standing room only, crisp autumn night at Shea Stadium. After the rowdiness of some fans at the NLCS a record 1,000 police & extra security guards were put in place to keep order. Luckily there were no issues recorded. Quotes- Wayne Garrett: " The infield is in terrible shape. The grounds crew works as hard as it can, but no money is put into it. The infield is sinking. Everybody knows that the grass part of an infield is supposed to be higher than the dirt part....