We start with the 1960s when the Colt .45s debuted, became the Astros and had roster with one future Hall-of-Famer: We are going to with two, a right-hander and left-hander. RHP Larry Dierker ...

You can almost hear the crack of the wooden bat again... Summertime baseball is back in Redding! The Colt 45s' season opener is on Friday night, May 24, featuring college players using wooden bats.

The 1964 Houston Colt .45s lost 96 games, but they did have two Hall of Fame second basemen. The one going was Nellie Fox, and the one coming was Joe Morgan. Fox first suggested to Morgan that he ...