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Colt Stadium was a Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964) while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it. After its use in Houston, it was dismantled and moved for use in two Mexican cities.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League 's ten teams with a record of 64–96, 36 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the league champion San Francisco ...
The Colt .45s began their existence playing at Colt Stadium, a temporary venue built just north of the construction site of their permanent home, a domed stadium. Hofheinz and his partners believed a domed stadium was a must for MLB to be viable in Houston, given the area's oppressive humidity.
The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs. Harry Craft was named Houston's first manager while Paul Richards served as general manager after being hired in September 1961 (he had previously served as manager of the Baltimore Orioles). The Colt .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams.
The 1962 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 1962 season.The Houston Colt .45s (later renamed the Astros) and the New York Mets were added to the National League (NL), becoming the 19th and 20th teams in MLB's two leagues.
Houston Colt .45s leave Colt Stadium and open the Harris County Domed Stadium (quickly renamed the Astrodome), rebranded as the Houston Astros; Los Angeles Angels rename as the California Angels in September
The 1964 Houston Colt .45s season was the team's third season in Major League Baseball.It involved the Houston Colt .45s finishing in ninth place in the National League with a record of 66–96, 27 games behind the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The Houston Colt .45s (renamed the Astros in 1965) were to begin play in 1962, along with their expansion brethren New York Mets. Roy Hofheinz , a former mayor of Houston , and his group were granted the franchise after they promised to build a covered stadium.