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Major League Baseball expanded to Houston in 1960 when the National League agreed to add two teams. The Colt .45s (renamed the Houston Astros in 1965) were to begin play in 1962, along with their expansion brethren New York Mets. Roy Hofheinz, a former mayor of Houston, and his group were granted the franchise after they promised to build a covered stadium. It was thought a covered stadium was a must for a major-league team to be viable in Houston due to the area's subtropical climate and hot summers. Game-time temperatures are usually above 97 degrees in July and August, with high humidity, and a likelihood of rain. Hofheinz claimed inspiration for what would eventually become the Astrodome when he was on a tour of Rome, where he learned that the builders of the ancient Colosseum installe

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  • Reliant Astrodome
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  • Major League Baseball expanded to Houston in 1960 when the National League agreed to add two teams. The Colt .45s (renamed the Houston Astros in 1965) were to begin play in 1962, along with their expansion brethren New York Mets. Roy Hofheinz, a former mayor of Houston, and his group were granted the franchise after they promised to build a covered stadium. It was thought a covered stadium was a must for a major-league team to be viable in Houston due to the area's subtropical climate and hot summers. Game-time temperatures are usually above 97 degrees in July and August, with high humidity, and a likelihood of rain. Hofheinz claimed inspiration for what would eventually become the Astrodome when he was on a tour of Rome, where he learned that the builders of the ancient Colosseum installe
Former names
  • Houston Astrodome
  • Harris County Domed Stadium
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structural engineer
Dimensions
  • Original
  • Final
  • Center field –
  • Left field –
  • Right field –
  • Backstop –
  • Left Center Field –
  • Right Center Field –
Closed
  • 2003(xsd:integer)
  • 2006(xsd:integer)
  • 1996-12-21(xsd:date)
  • 1999-10-09(xsd:date)
Nickname
  • The Astrodome, Eighth Wonder of the World, House of Pain
broke ground
  • 1962-01-03(xsd:date)
construction cost
  • $35 million USD
Title
stadium name
  • Reliant Astrodome
Operator
  • Astrodome USA
general contractor
  • H.A. Lott, Inc.
Before
Surface
Years
  • 1965(xsd:integer)
  • 1968(xsd:integer)
  • 1971(xsd:integer)
  • 1986(xsd:integer)
  • 1987(xsd:integer)
  • 1989(xsd:integer)
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
  • 2001(xsd:integer)
After
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