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Colt Stadium

Houston, TX · 1962–1964

Colt Stadium
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244
Games on file
1962
First
1964
Last

Colt Stadium was a ballpark in Houston, TX. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 10, 1962 and the last on September 27, 1964. The register files it under the National League.

244 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1962 and 1964. The game logs list the Houston Colt .45's as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 33,000. 3 games played here have a page of their own in this archive: Don Nottebart's No-Hitter in 1963, Ken Johnson's No-Hitter in 1964, and Ken Boyer Hits for the Cycle, 1964 in 1964.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 10, 1962, when the Houston Colt .45's beat the Chicago Cubs 11–2. Don Cardwell started for the Chicago Cubs and Bobby Shantz for the Houston Colt .45's. Dusty Boggess was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 27, 1964, when the Houston Colt .45's beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1–0. Don Drysdale started for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bob Bruce for the Houston Colt .45's. Tony Venzon was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 30,027, for a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Colt .45's on June 10, 1962.

The major leagues also played in Houston, TX at Astrodome (1965–1999) and Minute Maid Park (from 2000).

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1963

Don Nottebart's No-Hitter

Don Nottebart threw a no-hitter for the Houston Colt .45's against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963, winning 4–1.

1964

Ken Johnson's No-Hitter

Ken Johnson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Colt .45's against the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1964.

1964

Ken Boyer Hits for the Cycle, 1964

Ken Boyer hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Houston Colt .45's on June 16, 1964.

Further reading: Wikipedia