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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
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Random Plate Appearance: This Date in 1964 - The Crawfish Boxes
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It's been 50 years since Houston's baseball team became the Astros
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
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The Houston Colt .45s officially change their nickname to “Astros
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Houston Astros - Wikipedia
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Random Plate Appearance: This Date in 1964 - The Crawfish Boxes
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Houston Astros uniform changes through the years - ABC13 Houston
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Major League Baseball Demands that the Houston Astros Rewrite
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other