This article is about the Florida State League team. For the Florida East Coast League team of the same name, see Cocoa Astros (FECL).
Minor league baseball team
Cocoa Astros
1951–1977
(1951–1958, 1965–1972, 1977)
Cocoa, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
Class A (1965–1977)
Class D (1951–1958)
League
Florida State League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Houston Astros (1965–1972, 1977)
Cleveland Indians (1957–1958)
New York Giants (1956)
Minor league titles
League titles
1 (1956)
Team data
Previous names
Cocoa Astros (1965–1972, 1977)
Cocoa Indians (1951–1958)
Previous parks
Cocoa Expo Sports Center (1965–1977) Indians Field (1951–58)
The Cocoa Astros were a professional minor league baseball team in the Florida State League (FSL), as a Class A affiliate with the Houston Astros from 1965–72 and 1977. The team played at the Astros' spring training facility. The Cocoa FSL team was first known as the Cocoa Indians (1951–58) when formed in 1951.[1] The Indians won the Florida State League title in 1956 with a 90-50 record.[citation needed][2]
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Philadelphia Phillies before 3,245 fans. Cocoa Expo was the spring training home of the Colt .45s and Astros through 1984. The ballpark was purchased...
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