the houston astros started playing baseball as the colt.45s on april 10, 1962.
the houston astros started playing baseball as the colt.45s on april 10, 1962.
when did the houston astros start playing baseball as the colt .45s?
april 10, 1962
the astros began to play in 1962 as the houston colt .45s (their name was changed to the astros in 1965 when the houston astrodome opened as their home ball park). bobby shantz started their first opening day game on april 10, 1962 against the chicago cubs at houston's colt stadium and was credited with the win. in their first eight seasons, the colt .45s / astros used eight different opening day starters. in 1970, that streak ended when larry dierker made his second opening day start.
list of houston astros opening day starting pitchers
the houston astros are an american professional baseball team based in houston,texas that competes in major league baseball (mlb). the astros are a member of the mlb's american league, having moved from the national league in 2013. the astros are one of two mlb teams based out of texas, the other being the texas rangers. the team began with the name colt .45s in 1962 and changed their name to the houston astros in 1965 when they began playing in the astrodome. the team has played in three ballparks in houston, colt .45 stadium (1962–1964), the astrodome (1965–1999), and, currently, minute maid park, a stadium with a retractable roof. the astros hold one world series title and one national league title.
history of the houston astros