The Houston Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s as a National League expansion team in 1962. The team changed their name to the Astros in 1965 to recognize NASA's involvement in the city of Houston when they opened the Johnson Space Center in 1963. The Astros moved from Colt Stadium to the Astrodome in 1965.
In 2013 the Astros moved from the National League to the American League
Prior to the Houston franchise in Major League Baseball, a minor league clue the Houston Buffaloes started play in 1888, with many variation of the team name and levels of play until 1961.
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