New York's Baseball Stadiums

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Shea Stadium

Views from the upper deck of Shea Stadium during the last game played there in September 2008.

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Opened: 1964
Closed: 2008
Location: 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing
Teams that played there: New York Mets (1964-2008)
Field dimensions: 338 feet to left, 371 to left-center, 396 to deep left-center, 410 to center, 396 to deep right-center, 371 to right-center, 338 to right
Cost to build: $28.5 million
Capacity: 57,333