The William A. Shea Municipal Stadium is also known as Shea Stadium located in New York City. This ballpark is home of the New York Mets. The final baseball game at this stadium will be on September 28, 2008 when the New York Mets host the Florida Marlins. The field will be replaced by Citi Field in 2009. It was named for the then prominent New York attorney who helped bring a National League expansion franchise to the city in 1962, four years after both the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved to California. It was also the longtime home of the New York Jets before they moved to New Jersey in 1984. Shea Stadium is located adjacent to the National Tennis Center, where the U.S. Open Tennis Championships are held each year. The stadium's design was like many others of that era in that it allowed for multi-purposes rather than simply confining itself to one sport's dimensions. In addition to sporting events, Shea Stadium has also hosted numerous musical concert events, most famously the first ever live concert held on American soil by The Beatles in 1965. It was also the backdrop for one of the most memorable Seinfeld episodes ever, involving a spoof of the JFK Assassination. Fast Facts:

1. Opened: April 17, 1964
2. Capacity: 55,601 (baseball)
3. Designed to be expandable to 90,000 seats
4. Right-center scoreboard is one of largest in the majors
5. Christened April 16, 1964, with Dodgers Holy Water
6. The Beatles played before 53,275 fans in August 1965 and again in August 1966
7. Billy Joel will play at the last game, and will perform the last ever concert in the building

Top 10 Shea Moments

1. Oct 16, 1969: Miracle Mets Clinch World Series
2. Oct 25, 1986: Bill Buckner's error wins Game Six
3. Aug 15, 1965: Beatles play first ever U.S. concert
4. Sep 21, 2001: Mike Piazza's home run lifts Mets to win in 1st sporting event in NYC following 9/11 attacks
5. Dec 29, 1968: Jets win only AFL title beating Oakland
6. Dec 16, 1973: O.J. Simpson becomes first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season
7. Oct 8, 1973: A fight between Buddy Harrelson and Pete Rose occurred during Game 3 of NLCS
8. Oct 12 & 13, 1973: The Who and The Clash perform on back-to-back nights
9. July 7, 1964: Johnny Callison wins all-star game with 9th inning homer
10. Oct 9, 1999: Todd Pratt hits NLDS clinching home run in 9th inning