February 4 in Houston Astros History: Houston Sports Association announces an agreement with Apache Junction, AZ for spring training facilities (1961)

Houston Sports Association announces an agreement with Apache Junction, AZ for spring training facilities beginning the following season. Geronimo Park, in the shadow of Superstition Mountain, serves as the spring home of the Colt .45s in their first two seasons and is remembered best for its desola

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