New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (1964–1981) New York Mets (1964–2008)
Capacity
Baseball: 57,333[2] Football:60,372[3]
Field size
Left Field
338 ft (103 m)
Left Field ('64-'77)
341 (104)
Medium Left-Center
358 (109)
Left-Center
371 (113)
Left-Center (deep)
396 (121)
Center
410 (125)
Right-Center (deep)
396 (121)
Right-Center
371 (113)
Medium Right-Center
358 (109)
Right Field
338 (103)
Right Field ('64-'77)
341 (104)
Surface
Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground
October 28, 1961
Opened
April 17, 1964 (1964-04-17)
Closed
September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) (Final game)
Demolished
October 14, 2008–February 18, 2009
Construction cost
$28.5 million ($280 million in 2023 dollars[4])
Architect
Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury[5]
General contractor
Carlin–Crimmins J.V.[6]
Tenants
New York Mets (MLB) 1964–2008 New York Jets (AFL / NFL) 1964–1983 New York Yankees (MLB) 1974–1975 New York Giants (NFL) 1975 St. John's Red Storm (NCAA) 2000
Shea Stadium (/ʃeɪ/SHAY), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.[7] Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1964 to 2008, as well as the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1983.
The stadium was named in honor of William Shea, who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957. It was demolished in 2009 to create additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the stadium built to replace it and the current home of the Mets.
^"History of Shea Stadium". New York Mets. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^"Citi Field Side-by-Side Comparison". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
^Brown, Gerry; Morrison, Mike; Morrison, Michael (2007). ESPN Sports Almanac 2008: America's Best-Selling Sports Almanac. New York: ESPN. p. 583. ISBN 978-1-933060-38-5. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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^"Shea Stadium". Ballparks.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
^Scanned picture of the dedication handout that shows the stadium is in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
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