List of baseball parks in Houston, Texas

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

name of ballpark(s) unknown

Houston - Texas League (1884)

Houston - Texas League (1888 part)

Houston - Texas League (1889-1890)

Houston - Texas League (1892)

Houston - Southern Association (1895-1896)

Houston - Texas Association (1897-1899)

Houston - South Texas League (1903-1904)

West End Park

West End Park (Houston, Texas)

West End Park was a ballpark located in Houston, TX and home to the Houston Buffaloes from 1907 to 1927. The park was built in 1905, and lasted until the more modern Buffalo Stadium opened in 1928. West End Park was located at 601 Andrews St. on the southeast corner of Andrews and Heiner streets...

- opened 1905 or 1907 - sources vary

Occupants:

?Houston Buffaloes - South Texas League (1905)

Houston Buffaloes

The Houston Buffaloes or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team that was founded in 1888, played in the Texas League in the years 1888-90, 1892, 1895-99, and 1907-1958 ; in the South Texas League in the years 1903-06; and in the American Association from 1959-61...

- Texas League

Texas League

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...

(1907-1927)

Location: at Bagby Street and Jefferson Avenue (south, outside right field); Howe Street (east, left field); Andrews Street (north, third base); Heiner Street (west, first base)

Currently: approach ramps for Gulf Freeway (Interstate 45) and electrical power substation

Buffalo Stadium

Buffalo Stadium was a minor league stadium primarily used by the Texas League Houston Buffaloes from 1928 through 1958 and the Houston Buffs of the American Association from 1959 to 1961. The Buffaloes were a farm team of the Major League St. Louis Cardinals and provided many great ballplayers to...

a.k.a. Busch Stadium

Occupants:

Houston Buffaloes - Texas League

Texas League

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...

(1928-1942,1946-1958)

Houston Buffaloes - American Association

American Association (20th century)

The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...

(1959-1961)

Houston Eagles - Negro American League

Negro American League

The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and continued to exist until 1960...

(1949-1950)

Location: Leeland Street (north, left field); St. Bernard (now Cullen Boulevard) (east, right field); Coyle Street (south, first base); Milby Street (west, third base); in the East End

Currently: Fingers Furniture Center and Houston Sports Museum

Colt Stadium

Colt Stadium was a Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the home of the Houston Colt .45s. It was their temporary home from 1962-1964 while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it. The stadium consisted of an uncovered grandstand stretching from...

Occupant: Houston Colt .45s (Astros)

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

- National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

(1962-1964)

Location: just north of Astrodome - on North Stadium Drive (east, right field);

Currently: Reliant Center

Reliant Center

Reliant Center is a convention center in Houston, Texas, USA, part of the Reliant Park complex that was constructed around the Astrodome and Reliant Stadium. Reliant Center hosts various events year-round, including portions of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, who maintains its offices on the...

and parking lot

Astrodome

Reliant Astrodome

Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA. The stadium is part of the Reliant Park complex...

Occupant: Houston Astros - NL (1965-1999)

Location: 8400 Kirby Drive (west); Fannin Street (east); Interstate 610 (south)

Minute Maid Park

Minute Maid Park is a ballpark in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States that opened in 2000 to house the Major League Baseball Houston Astros....

Occupant: Houston Astros - NL (2000-present)

Location: 501 Crawford Street (northwest); Congress Street (northeast); Hamilton Street (southeast); Texas Street (southwest)

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