Colt Stadium Houston

**POLO GROUNDS 1957** · 09-20-2004, 06:22 PM

HELLO EVERYONE. today i was listening to the MAY 21 1962 NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON COLT 45,S GAME on audio tape. this was the mets 1st game in houston. I have seen photos of the old colt stadium which was located next to the ASTRODOME. I have also heard that it was relocated to somewhere in mexico in the early to mid 1970,s. I have been told about the problems going there to watch a game with the terrible heat and the bugs . DOES anyone out there have any memories of going there to see the houston colt 45,s or does anyone have a favorite game from going there. I would like to hear from you take care DONALD DETROIT MI

**Tomahawk Chop** · 09-26-2004, 05:46 PM

Just out of curiosity: Where did you find the tape for that game?

**POLO GROUNDS 1957** · 09-26-2004, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tomahawk Chop

Just out of curiosity: Where did you find the tape for that game?

HELLO TOMAHAWK CHOP contact me for info about the 5-21-1962 mets at houston audio tape game take care donald detroit mi

**21st & Lehigh** · 04-03-2006, 10:58 AM

Attended a few games at Colt Stadium back in '62 and '63 while attending college in Texas. The heat & humidity in the summer months was almost unbearable and the mosquitoes at night were something else. The players would take insect repellant out to their positions to ward off the bugs. As for the fans, if the heat didn't get to you the bugs would. The stadium was built on one level and there was no shade to escape the sun, thus causing heat related stress and in many cases, exhaustion. I do recall leaving the field level seats (apprx $3.00 in those days) to venture up high to the cheaper seats for night games in an attempt to escape the mosquitoes and it seemed to work. All in all, Texas was happy to have big league ball and you could see the Dome being construced right across the parking lot and knew relief was on it's way. As for the Colt 45's, for an expansion team they were respectable. Paul Richards assembled a group of young players like Rusty Staub and Joe Morgan to compliment his veterans Joe Aspromonte, Dick Farrell, and Bobby Shantz (winner of the inaugural Colt 45 game) to be a competitive and entertaining team for the Houston fans. BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL finally arrived and Houston loved it!

**21st & Lehigh** · 04-03-2006, 11:06 AM

Attended a few games at Colt Stadium back in '62 and '63 while attending college in Texas. The heat & humidity in the summer months was almost unbearable and the mosquitoes at night were something else. The players would take insect repellant out to their positions to ward off the bugs. As for the fans, if the heat didn't get to you the bugs would. The stadium was built on one level and there was no shade to escape the sun, thus causing heat related stress and in many cases, exhaustion. I do recall leaving the field level seats (apprx $3.00 in those days) to venture up high to the cheaper seats for night games in an attempt to escape the mosquitoes and it seemed to work. All in all, Texas was happy to have big league ball and you could see the Dome being construced right across the parking lot and knew relief was on it's way. As for the Colt 45's, for an expansion team they were respectable. Paul Richards assembled a group of young players like Rusty Staub and Joe Morgan to compliment his veterans Joe Aspromonte, Dick Farrell, and Bobby Shantz (winner of the inaugural Colt 45 game) to be a competitive and entertaining team for the Houston fans. BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL finally arrived and Houston loved it!

**lamearm** · 04-13-2006, 11:07 AM

I remember watching the .45's and keeping an eye on that building that was going up and wondering to myself "How in the blue blazes are they gonna play baseball indoors?

**PopTop** · 04-19-2006, 06:01 PM

Went to quite a few games at Colt Stadium as a kid. I hear others talk about the skeeters, but I don't remember being bothered by them at all. I was a kid, after all, and more likely annoyed and put out with my parents for spraying all that crap on me.

Without a doubt, my two favorite/most memorable games there were the very first one I attended on 22 Sept 1962 (Mays, Marichal, McCovey and Cepeda in the lineup for the Giants, not bad seeing four future Hall of Famers in that game), and 17 May 1963 when Pete Runnels gave me the very first MLB ball I ever got my hands on at a game. Oh yeah, and Don Nottebart pitched the franchise's first of 10 no-hitters that night. Still got the ball, and went back the next night to get Mr. Nottebart to sign it. But each time I look at it, I think of Runnels, may he rest in peace.