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Shea Stadium
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Shea Stadium is known as the loudest stadium in the major leagues with planes flying overhead from LaGuardia Airport constantly.
The Shea Stadium score board is 86 feet high and 175 feet long, the largest in the major leagues.
The Big Apple in center field rises out of it's top hat whenever a Mets player hits a home run.
Shea Stadium contains 21 escalators and 24 ramps.
Shea Stadium is the first stadium ever built to be capable for hold baseball and football games.
The New York Jets called Shea Stadium home from 1964 to the early 80's.
In 1975, the New York Giants played in Shea Stadium while the Meadowlands were being restored.
Unforunatly the Yankees also played in Shea Stadium as the home team during the 1974 and 1975 season while Yankee Stadium was being renovated.
Shea Stadium is named after William Alfred Shea, who helped found the Mets organization.
Shea was originally meant to be called Flushing Meadows Park.
On Opening Day 1962, Shea Stadium was christened with two champagne bottles full of water, one with water from the Gowanus Canal, near Ebbets Field and the other filled with water from the Harlem River, near the Polo Grounds.
Although winning just 53 games in 1964, the Mets still drew 1.7 million fans that year.
There was once plans to add 15,000 seats to Shea Stadium and cover it with a dome.
From 1965 to 1978, Shea Stadium had a brick outfield fence.
Shea Stadium is known to have the worst batter visibility in the Major Leagues.
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