May 14 in Mets History: Willie Mays, playing his first game with the New York Mets, hits a game-winning home run against his former teammates (1972)

On May 14, 1972 — After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41 year-old Willie Mays , playing his first game with the New York Mets , hits a game-winning home run off Don Carrithers against his former teammates, the San Francisco Giants 5-4. Just three days earlier, the Mets had acquired Mays from t

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