May 31 in Houston Astros History: Weldon Appelt proposes to Harris County Commissioners a stadium plan using arches that he says could be built (1962)

Weldon Appelt proposes to Harris County Commissioners a stadium plan using arches that he says could be built faster and cheaper than the proposed domed stadium. Elsewhere, the Colts stun the Cubs with five runs in the ninth for a 10-6 shocker. Carl Warwick 's two-run single precedes a three-run sho

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