Tom Seaver threw the final pitch at Shea Stadium to Mike Piazza. Following the pitch, the two Mets legends walked to the centerfield gate and closed it behind them, closing Shea forever.
The Mets have used three stadiums as their home field-The Polo Grounds from 1962-1964, Shea Stadium from 1964-2008, and Citi Field from 2009-Present. The Polo Grounds, while used as the Mets' home stadium, was not built for the Mets. It was the New York Giant's field which the expansion team Mets used until Shea Stadium was built.
When he bought the team in 1963 David "Sonny" Werblin wanted to personify the Jet Age, so he named what had been the NY Titans the Jets.The popular claim that they were named Jets from the jets that regularly fly over Shea stadium is wrong - the Jets didn't play at Shea Stadium until 1964.
The New York Giants played their 1975 season at Shea while Giants Stadium was being built. The Giants were 5-9 that year (2-5 at Shea). Their coach was Bill Arnsparger and their quarterback was Craig Morton. That year, Shea served as the home field for four teams: the Mets, Yankees, Jets and Giants.* Polo Grounds (1925-1955) * Yankee Stadium (1956-1973) * Yale Bowl (1973-1974) * Shea Stadium (1975) * Giants Stadium (1976-present)
The Memphis Tigers Basketball team home stadium is the FedExForum located in downtown Memphis. They have been playing at this stadium since 2004 before that they were playing at The Pyramid Arena.
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The Mets have only played at 3 stadium; the Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium and Citi Field (as a home team). Both New York Giants (MLB and NFL) played in the Polo Grounds (MLB 1891-1957 and NFL 1925-1955). The NFL Giants also played their 1975 season in Shea
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The win-loss record of a team when playing at their home stadium or arena.
Shea McClellin plays for the Chicago Bears.
The Buffalo Bulls American football team play at the University at Buffalo stadium in Amherst, New York. The stadium holds 31,000 and the team has been playing there since 1993.