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William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium, was an American baseball stadium in Flushing, New York.(note) It was the home of the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008, after which time the team took up residence in the new Citi Field.

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  • Shea Stadium
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  • William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium, was an American baseball stadium in Flushing, New York.(note) It was the home of the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008, after which time the team took up residence in the new Citi Field.
  • Shea Stadium is the third venue in The Beatles: Rock Band
  • The Mets longest home yet from 1964-2008.
  • William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea, was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008. Originally built as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea was also the home of the New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983. It was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York. It was demolished in 2009 to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.
  • Shea Stadium was a former location where The Beatles played on August 15, 1965. On October 2008, the stadium was demolished.
  • Shea Stadium has been seen in: * Season 1, Episode 16 "Diamonds" * Season 2, Episode 1 "Ray's on TV"
  • The Jackal brought Peter Parker's clone in the Shea Stadium, to make him fight against Spider-Man. While they were fighting, Miles Warren eventually saved Ned Leeds' life, dying in the resulting explosion
  • William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (pron.: /ˈʃeɪ/), was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008. Originally built as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea was also the home of the New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983. It was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York. It was demolished in 2009 to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.
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  • Demolition in progress. Top photo: close-up view of the stadium during demolition. Bottom photo: demolition as viewed from the IRT Flushing Line.
demolished
  • --10-14
Dimensions
  • Right Field - 338 ft
  • Center - 410 ft
  • Left Field - 338 ft
  • Left-Center - 396 ft
  • Left-Center - 371 ft
  • Medium Left-Center - 358 ft
  • Medium Right-Center - 358 ft
  • Right-Center - 396 ft
  • Right-Center - 371 ft
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  • 2008-09-28(xsd:date)
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  • Shea Stadium
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  • left
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  • 1961-10-28(xsd:date)
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  • $28.5 million USD
  • 2.85E7
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
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