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Colt Stadium receives Texas Historical Marker in Houston

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 PM

Last updated Oct 20, 2026

Colt Stadium receives Texas Historical Marker in Houston

Summary

A Texas Historical Marker was unveiled on October 20, 2026, at the site of Colt Stadium in Houston, Texas. This stadium served as the temporary home for the Houston Colt.45s for three seasons while the Astrodome was under construction. The marker commemorates Colt Stadium's role in Major League Baseball history, noting its extreme heat and notorious swarms of mosquitoes. Colt Stadium hosted Texas's first Major League game on April 10, 1962, where the Colt.45s defeated the Chicago Cubs 11-2. This site, built for around $1.2 million, has now been recognized for its significance in Texas sports history.

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By the Numbers

•Colt Stadium opened in 1962 for the Houston Colt.45s as a temporary venue.
•The stadium became famous for its heat and mosquito problems.
•The first Major League game in Texas was held at Colt Stadium.
•The stadium's final game took place in 1964 before transitioning to the Astrodome.
•The Historical Marker was unveiled near the original location of Colt Stadium.

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7:58 PMYahoo Sports — Houston's Colt Stadium finally gets its historical marker with heat, mosquitoes and all

What they're saying

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Colt Stadium, which is where the Colt .45s played for three seasons while the Astrodome was being built, was known for extreme heat and giant mosquitoes. Now, all that goes into history.
— Yahoo Sports

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