Flushing Meadows renamed Shea Stadium

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ON February 4, 1963 – Mayor Robert Wagner signs a bill that officially changes the name the of the stadium being constructed in Queens to William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, honoring the New York lawyer who was instrumental in obtaining a National League team for the Big Apple… The ballpark, formerly known as Flushing Meadows Stadium, will serve as the Mets home from 1964 to 2008.

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