About Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium, located in Flushing Meadows, Queens, was the home of the New York Mets for 45 seasons. Named after attorney William A. Shea, who was instrumental in bringing National League baseball back to New York, the circular multipurpose stadium was a product of its era but became beloved for the memories created within it.
The stadium's most legendary moment came in 1969, when the "Miracle Mets" — a franchise that had lost 120 games just seven years earlier — won the World Series in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The celebration that followed was so raucous that fans literally tore up the field.
Shea was also famous for hosting the Beatles' legendary concert on August 15, 1965 — often cited as the birth of stadium rock concerts. The Mets closed Shea after the 2008 season, moving next door to Citi Field in 2009.
Fun facts
- The stadium was so close to LaGuardia Airport that games were often paused for jet noise.
- The Beatles' 1965 concert was so loud that the band couldn't hear themselves play.
- Shea's circular design was meant to be convertible to football, with moveable stands on tracks.
- The big apple top hat beyond the outfield fence rose up each time a Met hit a home run.
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