William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1964 to 2008, as well as the New York Jets of the American Football League and the National Football …
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1964 to 2008, as well as the New York Jets of the American Football League and the National Football League from 1964 to 1983.
Location: Flushing, Queens, New York
Owner: City of New York · New York Mets
Capacity: Baseball: 57,333 · Football: 60,372
Opened: April 17, 1964
Full name: William A. Shea Municipal Stadium
Architect: Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
Former names: Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium · (1961–1962)
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