Colt Stadium
Baseball stadium in Houston, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colt Stadium was a Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964) while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it.
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Location | Houston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29.6883°N 95.4086°W / 29.6883; -95.4086 |
Owner | Harris County |
Capacity | 33,000 |
Field size | Left field – 360 ft (110 m) Left-center – 395 ft (120 m) Center-left – 427 ft (130 m) Center field – 420 ft (128 m) Center-right – 427 ft (130 m) Right center – 395 ft (120 m) Right field – 360 ft (110 m) |
Surface | Grass |
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Opened | 1962 |
Closed | 1964 |
Demolished | 1970s |
Construction cost | $2 million ($20.1 million in 2023[1]) |
Tenants | |
Houston Colt .45s (MLB) (1962–1964) |
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Location in the United States
After its use in Houston, it was dismantled and moved for use in two Mexican cities.