William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (pronounced /ˈʃeɪ/), was a stadium located 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 until 1983. It was demolished to furnish additional parking...
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William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (pronounced /ˈʃeɪ/), was a stadium located 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 until 1983. It was demolished to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.
In 1960, the National League agreed to grant an expansion franchise to the owners of the New York franchise in the abortive Continental League, provided that a new stadium be built. Mayor Robert Wagner, Jr. had to personally wire all National League owners and assure them that the city would build a park.
The Mets' inaugural season (1962) was played in the Polo Grounds, with original plans calling for them to move to a new stadium in 1963; however construction was delayed, and they...
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