List of baseball parks in Houston

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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Houston, Texas. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

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Herald Park a.k.a. League Park, Fair Ground Park, and Houston Base Ball Park
Occupants:
Houston Nationals – Texas League (1884)
Houston Heralds – Independent (1887)
Houston Buffaloes (a.k.a. Babies and Lambs) – Texas League (1888–1904)
Location: At the intersection of Travis Street and McGowen Street in modern-day Midtown
West End Park – opened 1905
Occupants:
Houston Buffaloes – South Texas League (1905–1906)
Houston Buffaloes – Texas League (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 a.k.a. Busch Stadium
Occupants:
Houston Buffaloes – Texas League (1928–1942,1946–1958)
Houston Buffaloes – American Association (1959–1961)
Houston Eagles – Negro American League (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
Occupant: Houston Colt .45s (Astros) – National League (1962–1964)
Location: just north of Astrodome – on North Stadium Drive (east, right field);
Currently: Reliant Center and parking lot
Astrodome
Occupant: Houston Astros – National League (1965–1999)
Location: 8400 Kirby Drive (west); Fannin Street (east); Interstate 610 (south)
Minute Maid Park prev. Enron Field, then Astros Field
Occupant: Houston Astros – National League (2000–2012), American League (2013–present)
Also used as a neutral site in the 2020 MLB postseason
Location: 501 Crawford Street (northwest); Congress Street (northeast); Hamilton Street (southeast); Texas Street (southwest)
Previously: railroad yards and Union Station

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Minute Maid Park Baseball stadium in Houston, TX, US

Minute Maid Park, previously named The Ballpark at Union Station, Enron Field, and Astros Field, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 as the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. It has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites.

Colt Stadium

Colt Stadium was a Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964) while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it.

Buffalo Stadium

Buffalo Stadium was a minor league stadium primarily used by the Houston Buffaloes from 1928 through 1961. It was the site of the first night game between two major league baseball clubs, which took place between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants in 1931. The Buffaloes were a farm team of the Major League St. Louis Cardinals and provided many great ballplayers to the Cardinals' success in 1930s and 1940s. The arrival of the National League Houston Colt .45s in 1962 brought an end to minor league baseball in Houston. It also went by the names of Buff Stadium and later Busch Stadium. It was bounded by Leeland Street, St. Bernard Street, Coyle Street, and Milby Street in the East End. The railroad tracks leading to Union Station, site of the Houston Astros' current ballpark, ran behind the center field wall. Near the University of Houston, the stadium was also home to the Houston Cougars baseball team during the 1940s.

West End Park (Houston)

West End Park was a baseball park in Houston from 1905 to the 1940s. It was the primary ballpark for the city when it was constructed, and the city's first venue for Negro Major League games. From 1909 through 1910 and again in 1915, it also served as the spring training facility of the St. Louis Browns as well as the 1914 New York Yankees of the American League and the 1906 through 1908 St. Louis Cardinals of the National League in Major League Baseball. After its use by its primary tenant, the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League, the ballpark was sold to what is now known as the Houston Independent School District for its use until it was demolished.

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