Baltimore manager Earl Weaver, who had been ejected from Game 4 by umpire Shag Crawford for arguing balls and strikes, immediately came out and vehemently protested DiMuro's decision, to no avail.

Donn Clendenon followed Jones by launching a two-run home run into the Baltimore bullpen in left field, pulling the Mets to within 3–2.

Jones caught a fly ball from Davey Johnson for the game's final out and a 5–3 New York victory, setting off a wild celebration.

Notably, DiMuro had been behind the plate barely two months earlier on August 13, 1969, when the Orioles' Jim Palmer pitched an 8–0 no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics.

The previous season, American League supervisor of umpires Dick Butler ruled new hires had to use the inside chest protector.

Merrill and crew members Larry Barnett and Mike Reilly were too upset to pack DiMuro's belongings in his hotel room afterward.

Rocky Roe was named to the American League staff as DiMuro's full-time replacement, joining Barnett, Merrill and Reilly for a series in Milwaukee between the Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.