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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 Giants.
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.
Buffalo Stadium was a minor league stadium primarily used by the Houston Buffaloes from 1928 through 1961 (except for 1943 to 1945 because of World War II). [citation needed] It was the site of the first night game between two major league baseball clubs, which took place between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants in 1931.
Herald Park (aka League Park) (1888–1904) The Houston Buffaloes, Houston Buffalos, or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team, and were the first minor league team to be affiliated with a Major League franchise, which was the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was founded in 1888, and played in the Texas League at various levels ...
8. Teams. Houston Colt .45s (1962–63) J C Hartman (born April 15, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player and Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in 90 games over parts of two seasons, 1962 and 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s. He also played in the Negro leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1955, when they were a ...
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. It was their final season for the team at Colt Stadium before relocating their ...
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. The Colt .45s were the first major league team in ...
KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Mickey Herskowitz) ← 1962. 1964 →. The Houston Colt .45s ' 1963 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished ninth in the National League with a record of 66–96, 33 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.