The Houston Astros: Six decades of baseball history
Houston was awarded a Major League Baseball franchise on Oct. 17, 1960. The Colt .45s began operation in 1962, the same year the New York Mets joined them as members of the National League.In 1962, construction began on the $15 million Astrodome, and the Colt .45s played their first three seasons in an open-air facility on an adjacent plot. Colt Stadium held 32,000 people, and ticket prices ranged from 50 cents for “kids under 16” to $3.50 for the prime seats. Houston won its first […]
