the Houston Astros
Before the the Houston baseball organizatin decided to call their team the Houston Astros they were the Colt 45's. They were the Colts from 1962 until 1965 when they started playing in the Astrodome.
Houston, Texas ... The Houston Astros MLB team and Houston Oilers NFL team called the Astrodome home.
The expansion team the Houston Colt .45's existed from 1962-1964, and in 1965 the name was changed to the Astros
New York. The Mets joined the National League along with the other expansion team, the Houston Colt 45s (later the Astros) in 1962.
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Click on the 'Houston Astros' Rosters' link on this page to see the rosters of all Astros team from their inception in 1962.
The club was initially founded in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45's and defeated the Chicago Cubs in their first game, 11-2 on April 10. In 1965, the Colt .45's changed their name to the Houston Astros, and played baseball's first indoor game at the Astrodome on April 9, defeating the New York Yankees 2-1 in an exhibition game. So, to answer the question, the "Astros" debuted on April 9, 1965 though the Houston team had been in place for 3 years. The Astros first season in MLB was in 1962.
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