Farther away in the Giants’ dugout, pitcher Johnny Antonelli, who would start Game 2, also had confidence the catch would be made. “He tapped his glove. We knew whenever he tapped his glove, he was going to catch the ball. It didn’t matter if it’s hit 450 feet. This was a miraculous catch, perfect throw. Typical for Willie. I was 12–0 in the Polo Grounds that year before I finally got a loss. I let them hit it to center and then watched Willie run it down. He was amazing, the greatest I’ve seen. He could’ve played the whole outfield by himself. I really felt that way.”
