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Colt Stadium

Colt Stadium,,Houston,TX,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/07/2000 (1) Starting Pitchers – Astros vs. Phillies: 4/7/2000 Final Score 4-1 (PHI) Attendance – 41,583 Starting Pitchers Octavio Dotel (HOU); Randy Wolf (PHI) First Batter – Doug Glanville (PHI) Result – Singled to RF First Hits – Doug Glanville (PHI),Singled to RF (1st) First Run –…

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Colt 45’s walkoff win in the last game played at Colt stadium

1964 – In the last game played at Colt Stadium, Jim Wynn singles home Rusty Staub for a 1-0, 12-inning triumph over Los Angeles . Bob Bruce is masterful, scattering five hits in the complete game victory. Bruce becomes the first 15-game winner in franchise history. 

Nellie Fox singles home Eddie Kasko with walkoff but Gaylord Perry steals the show by destroying his bat after the game

Nellie Fox singles home Eddie Kasko with walkoff but Gaylord Perry steals the show by destroying his bat after the game

1964 – Nellie Fox singles home Eddie Kasko with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to end a wild 5-4 victory over the Giants at Colt Stadium. Tempers are hot as the Texas heat with players and managers from both teams getting run by umpire Lee Weyer. San Francisco’s Billy O’Dell is thumbed as he makes warm-up tosses after arriving from the bullpen. An angry Gaylord Perry grabs Fox’s bat when it’s all over and smashes it to pieces before handing it to the batboy.

Jim Umbricht’s ashes are privately scattered from a small plane over Colt Stadium

Jim Umbricht’s ashes are privately scattered from a small plane over Colt Stadium

Former Houston right-hander Jim Umbricht’s ashes are privately scattered from a small plane over Colt Stadium, his home ballpark with the Colt .45’s for the past two seasons. The popular 33 year-old reliever, the only pitcher to post a winning record during the expansion team’s first two seasons, lost his well-publicized battle to a malignant melanoma three days ago.

John Paciorek goes 3-for-3, driving in three runs and scoring four times in his big league debut and only game in his career

John Paciorek goes 3-for-3, driving in three runs and scoring four times in his big league debut and only game in his career

On the final day of the season, John Paciorek, brother of Tom and Jim, goes 3-for-3, driving in three runs and scoring four times in his big league debut as Houston routs the Mets at Colt Stadium, 13-4. Due to severe back problems, the 18 year-old Colt .45’s right fielder, who also makes two outstanding defensive catches, will never again play in a big league game.

Houston Colt .45s host the first Sunday night game in major league history
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Houston Colt .45s host the first Sunday night game in major league history

On June 9, 1963, the Houston Colt .45s host the first Sunday night game in major league history. Due to the extreme heat in Texas, the Colt .45s play the San Francisco Giants in the evening at Colt Stadium. Houston wins the game, 3-0, in front of a crowd of 17,437. The Colt .45s will…

Voters in Harris County (TX) approve a bond issue to complete the financing of the world’s first domed sports stadium

Voters in Harris County (TX) approve a bond issue to complete the financing of the world’s first domed sports stadium, which will become home for the Houston Astros. The structure will become known as the Astrodome, and will be dubbed the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’.