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The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs with Harry Craft as the Colt .45s' manager. Bob Aspromonte scored the first run for the Colt .45s on an Al Spangler triple in the first inning. They started the season with a three-game sweep of the Cubs but eventually finished eighth among the National League's ten teams. The team's best pitcher, Richard "Turk" Farrell, lost 20 games despite an ERA of 3.02. A starter for the Colt .45s, Farrell was primarily a relief pitcher prior to playing for Houston. He was selected to both All-Star Games in 1962.

The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs with Harry Craft as the Colt .45s' manager. Bob Aspromonte scored the first run for the Colt .45s on an Al Spangler triple in the first inning. They started the season with a three-game sweep of the Cubs but eventually finished eighth among the National League's ten teams. The team's best pitcher, Richard "Turk" Farrell, lost 20 games despite an ERA of 3.02. A starter for the Colt .45s, Farrell was primarily a relief pitcher prior to playing for Houston. He was selected to both All-Star Games in 1962.

The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World." The Astros moved to a new stadium called Minute Maid Park in 2000. The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, before being moved to the AL West as part of a minor realignment in 2013.

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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, 36½ games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants. On September 27, 1964 the Colt . 45s played their last game at Colt Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1965, the Colts . 45s were renamed the Astros and moved across the parking lot into the Astrodome.

The team was named the Colt .45s after a "Name the Team" contest was won by William Irving Neder. The Colt .45 was well known as "the gun that won the west." The Houston Colt .45s entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The current name, Astros, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first-ever domed sports stadium and the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World"

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, 36½ games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.

The Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. The team played as the Colt 45s until 1964 when they were renamed the Astros.

The Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League, and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. The team played as the Colt 45s until 1964 when they were renamed the Astros.

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On September 27, 1964 the Colt . 45s played their last game at Colt Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On December 1, 1964, Hofheinz announced the team would be rechristened as the Houston Astros, wanting to avoid having to possibly pay the Colt Firearms Company a share of the profits due to the Colt . 45 name. In 1965, the Colts . 45s were renamed the Astros and moved across the parking lot into the Astrodome.

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, 36½ games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants. On September 27, 1964 the Colt . 45s played their last game at Colt Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1965, the Colts . 45s were renamed the Astros and moved across the parking lot into the Astrodome.

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The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West Division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League . They are one of two major league clubs based in Texas; the Texas Rangers belong to the same division.

Houston's new baseball team was named the "Colt .45s" after a "Name The Team" contest was held, and the selected team colors were blue and orange. The first team was a collection of cast-offs stocked primarily through an expansion draft held after the 1961 season. 1962 was the first season in franchise history with Harry Craft as their first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96, 36½ games behind the league champion.

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