More than 44,000 packed Citi for Game 3 on Monday for the stadium's first postseason game, the largest crowd for a Mets game at the venue.
Those in attendance saved their loudest boos for Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley, and their loudest cheers for injured Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada. But coming in a close second was the applause for 1973 World Series legend Rusty Staub, who threw out the first pitch less than two weeks removed from a heart attack.
On Tuesday, the Mets honored Swoboda and Charles. Both played pivotal roles in what is widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in World Series history, New York's triumph over Baltimore in five games in 1969.