a look at Colt Stadium in Houston...
It was an unloved, mosquito-ridden temporary facility that really only served one purpose: to whet the appetites of Houston residents for major-league baseball until the Astrodome could be completed....
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mosquito ridden and temporary yes. Unloved ? Never !! It was the most colorful ballpark in existence during its short run. Rainbow Sherbet was the phrase often used to describe it. The fact that it...
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I was an 18 year old from Galveston when Colt Stadium opened. Bobby Shantz was the opening day pitcher for the .45s against the Chicago Cubs. Houston won that day and it was just another milestone in...
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My Dad took me to games in Colt Stadium when I was 12. Like the other writer I don't remember the mosquitos being bad. We sat up above the field box seats so maybe we were too high. Also like he said...
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I was about 9 years old when my Dad took me to a few Colt45 games. It was hot, but that was Houston and air conditioning wasn't an option for baseball back then. The main thing was having the chance...
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