Houston Colt .45's
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The Houston Colt .45's were an expansion franchise who began play in the National League in 1962. They played at Colt Stadium and never finished higher than eighth place in three seasons. The team became the Houston Astros when the team moved into the Astrodome in 1965.
[edit] Further Reading
- Michael Shapiro: Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel and daring scheme to save baseball from itself, Times Books, Macmillan, New York, NY, 2009.
