Thanks for that...I was a grade-schooler then, but remember it well when it happened. That’s all we talked about on my Brooklyn street for a while.
I believe Mays was about 430 feet from home plate when he made that catch. Parts of the Polo Grounds were around 460 feet from home plate. A truly massive outfield.
Today “The Catch” would have been a tremendous home run.
Dimensions of the Polo Grounds.
Left Field - 279 ft (85 m)
Left-Center - 450 ft (137 m)
Center Field - 483 ft (147 m)
Right-Center - 449 ft (136 m)
Right Field - 258 ft (78 m)