Shea Stadium

New York Mets (MLB ) ( 1969-2008 ) New York Jets (AFL / NFL ) ( 1964-1983 ) New York Yankees (MLB ) ( 1974/75, 1985) New York Giants (NFL ) ( 1975)

Baseball ( concerts and other sporting events)

The Shea Stadium, actually William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually called only briefly Shea ( ʃeɪ ) was the ballpark of the New York Mets in the sports complex Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York City. The Mets wore their home games there during the years of 1969-2008 from.

History

The stadium was opened on 17 April 1964 and took 57 333 spectators. It was named after William Shea, who was largely responsible for that, with the Mets again was a New York team in the National League after the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1957 ) and the New York Giants (1958 ) to California. Organist at the games of the Mets was Jane Jarvis.

In addition to the ballpark for the Mets Shea has hosted other sports and has hosted musical events such as concerts. On August 15, 1965, the largest live Beatles concert took place at the sold out with 55,600 spectators Shea; never before entered a band in a open stadium or in front of such a large paying audience. Football highlights were the internationals between Brazil and England in 1965 and the match between Argentina and Italy in 1976. Likewise in 1976 received the New York Cosmos for a home game, the football team from Washington.

Once was the simultaneous use of the sports facility of four teams in 1975 This year, Shea was considered the center of the New York Sports.; with the Mets, Yankees, Jets and Giants wore two teams play their home games in baseball and American football here, because the respective home stadiums were either overhauled or rebuilt.

In April 2009, the new stadium Citi Field was opened nearby in Flushing Meadows Park. A year later the Shea Stadium parking had to give way and was demolished.