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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names
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The Houston Colt .45s Baseball Club 1962-1964
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The origins of Houston sports team names
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Houston Astros team name history
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Before the Colt .45s
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names
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What does Houston Astros stand for?
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names
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The Houston Colt .45s Baseball Club 1962-1964
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They only won when they cheated: A history of the Houston Astr*s - The Good Phight
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The Houston Colt .45s Baseball Club 1962-1964
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Major League Baseball Demands that the Houston Astros Rewrite Their Past – Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
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When the Colt .45s became the Astros and the origins of other Houston sports team names