sentences:  The team had played home games at Shea Stadium in Queens, the home of the New York Mets, while renovations to Yankee Stadium were completed.The 1975 club had finished in third place in the AL East with a record of 83–79, finishing 12 games behind the division winning Boston Red Sox.The club was beginning their first full season under manager Billy Martin, who had been hired following the mid-season firing of Bill Virdon.