Astrodome
aka Harris County Domed Stadium 1965 - 1999
Houston, TX
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1965 - 1999)
|
2774
|
First Game
4/12/1965: Phillies (2) vs. Astros (0)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Bob Bruce (HOU) vs Chris Short (PHI)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 42,652
Time of Game:
Trivia
Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Astrodome in an exhibition game on April 9, 1965. On September 13, 1965 Willie Mays belted his 500th career home run with a fourth-inning blast off Don Nottebart.| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Tony Taylor (PHI) |
| Hit | Tony Taylor (PHI) - Doubled to LF (1st) |
| Run Scored | Ruben Amaro (PHI) |
| Run Batted In | Dick Allen (PHI) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Dick Allen (PHI) vs. Bob Bruce (HOU) on 4/12/1965 (3rd inning) |
| Grand Slam | Bob Aspromonte (HOU) vs. Cal Koonce (CHN) on 8/26/1966 (9th inning) |
| IPHR | Jim Ray Hart (SFN) vs. Ken Johnson (HOU) on 5/23/1965 (1st inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Chris Short (PHI) |
| Loss | Bob Bruce (HOU) |
| Strikeout | Bob Bruce (HOU)/Wes Covington (PHI) |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Don Wilson (HOU) vs. Braves on 6/18/1967 |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Ken Caminiti (HOU) |
| Hit | Mark Grudzielanek (LAN) - Singled to CF (9) |
| Run Scored | Dave Hansen (LAN) |
| Run Batted In | Mark Grudzielanek (LAN) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Ken Caminiti (HOU) vs. Matt Herges (LAN) on 10/3/1999 (3rd inning) |
| Grand Slam | Ken Caminiti (HOU) vs. Turk Wendell (NYN) on 8/31/1999 (8th inning) |
| IPHR | Tony Womack (ARI) vs. Billy Wagner (HOU) on 7/21/1999 (8th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | John Smoltz (ATL) |
| Loss | Shane Reynolds (HOU) |
| Strikeout | John Rocker (ATL)/Carl Everett (HOU) |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Darryl Kile (HOU) vs. Mets on 9/8/1993 |
