Colt Stadium
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Colt Stadium was an open-air Major League Baseball park in Houston, Texas, that briefly served as the first home of the city’s expansion franchise before the opening of the Astrodome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colt Stadium canonical | 4 |
| Colt Stadium (1962–1964) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T728746 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colt Stadium Context triple: [Houston Astros, formerHomeBallpark, Colt Stadium]
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A.
Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium was a multi-purpose sports stadium in Queens, New York, best known as the longtime home of the New York Mets and a major venue for baseball, football, and concerts from the 1960s through the 2000s.
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B.
Citi Field
Citi Field is a modern baseball stadium in Queens, New York City, best known as the home venue of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.
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C.
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a historic baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska, best known for hosting the College World Series for over six decades.
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D.
Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds was a historic New York City sports stadium best known as the longtime home of the New York Giants baseball team and the site of numerous iconic moments in American sports history.
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E.
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a renowned baseball stadium in the Bronx, New York City, best known as the iconic home venue of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colt Stadium Target entity description: Colt Stadium was an open-air Major League Baseball park in Houston, Texas, that briefly served as the first home of the city’s expansion franchise before the opening of the Astrodome.
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A.
Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium was a multi-purpose sports stadium in Queens, New York, best known as the longtime home of the New York Mets and a major venue for baseball, football, and concerts from the 1960s through the 2000s.
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B.
Citi Field
Citi Field is a modern baseball stadium in Queens, New York City, best known as the home venue of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.
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C.
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a historic baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska, best known for hosting the College World Series for over six decades.
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D.
Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds was a historic New York City sports stadium best known as the longtime home of the New York Giants baseball team and the site of numerous iconic moments in American sports history.
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E.
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a renowned baseball stadium in the Bronx, New York City, best known as the iconic home venue of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Colt .45s Stadium ⓘ |
| attendanceInfluence | weather conditions ⓘ |
| builtFor | Houston Colt .45s ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Major League Baseball venues
ⓘ
Sports venues in Houston ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| climateCondition | hot and humid weather ⓘ |
| closed | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
metal bleachers
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1970s ⓘ |
| designedAs | temporary stadium ⓘ |
| distanceFromSuccessor | adjacent to Astrodome site ⓘ |
| era | pre-Astrodome era ⓘ |
| expansionFranchise | Houston Colt .45s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
outdoor bleachers
ⓘ
uncovered seating ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Mosquito Heaven ⓘ |
| historicalRole | first Major League Baseball park in Houston ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Houston Astros
ⓘ
Houston Colt .45s ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| lighting | night-game capable ⓘ |
| location |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
|
| notableEvent | Houston Colt .45s inaugural MLB season ⓘ |
| notableFor | first home of the Houston Colt .45s ⓘ |
| notableIssue | mosquito problems ⓘ |
| opened | 1962 ⓘ |
| owner | Harris County ⓘ |
| primaryUse | baseball ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | construction of indoor domed stadium ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Houston Astrodome
ⓘ
surface form:
Astrodome
|
| scoreboardType | manual scoreboard ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 33000 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Houston Astrodome
ⓘ
surface form:
Astrodome
Harris County Domed Stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| teamRenamed | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| tenancyEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| tenancyStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| tenantLeague | National League ⓘ |
| type | open-air stadium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colt Stadium Description of subject: Colt Stadium was an open-air Major League Baseball park in Houston, Texas, that briefly served as the first home of the city’s expansion franchise before the opening of the Astrodome.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colt Stadium (1962–1964)