On This Date: The Last Game at the Polo Grounds — and the 1,752 People Who Showed Up (Sept. 18, 1963)
Sept. 18, 1963: the Phillies beat the Mets 5-1 in the last major league game at the Polo Grounds, in front of 1,752 people. The Daily News called it a wake. New York had already held the funeral once.