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Harry Francis Craft was an American professional baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he attended Mississippi College. In Major League Baseball, Craft appeared in 566 games, a
Harry Craft 1940 Play Ball card
Craft in 1940
Houston Astros
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The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West Division. They are one of two m
Harry Craft
…and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). From 1962 through September 18, 1964, Craft was the first manager in Houston's MLB history as skipper of the expansion Houston Colt .45s, later the Astros. Earlier, he managed the Kansas City Athletics (August 6, 1957 through 1959) and was the "head coach" of the Chicago Cubs (April…
1905 Houston Buffaloes team photo
Al Spangler, pictured in the first uniform of the Colt .45s in 1963
Houston Astrodome Scoreboard pictured during a June 7, 1969, game between the Astros and Cardinals
The Astrodome in 1965