Giles was instrumental in bringing baseball to Houston .
The original Colt . 45s followed Giles ' system to a T. The other 1962 expansion team , the Mets -- with Casey Stengel wearing 37 and original team MVP Richie Ashburn Giles ' his familiar 1 -- did not .
Giles was instrumental in bringing baseball to Houston , and the original Colt . 45s followed his system to a T. The other 1962 expansion team , the Mets -- with Casey Stengel wearing 37 and original team MVP Richie Ashburn wearing his familiar 1 -- did not .