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Deutsch: Will Alfred "Bill" Shea (* 21. Juni 1907 in New York, New York, USA; † 21. Oktober 1991 in New York, New York, USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Anwalt, der durch sein Mitwirken an der Rückkehr des National League Baseball nach New York bekannt wurde, nachdem die Brooklyn Dodgers und die New York Giants die Stadt in Richtung Kalifornien verlassen hatten. Nach ihm ist das Baseball-Stadion der New York Mets, das Shea Stadium in Queens benannt.
English: William Alfred "Bill" Shea ( June 21, 1907October 2, 1991) was a lawyer who is best known for his part in The Continental League, breaking down the Major League Baseball expansion barrier, the expansion era of baseball, and the return of National League professional baseball to New York City after the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants after the 1957 season, and for the NY Met's original home stadium was named in his honor
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William "Bill" Shea, lawyer and MLB executive responsible for bring the New York Mets to New York in the expansion era of professional baseball, circa 1959. (Original Mets stadium was named in his honor)

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