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April 9, 1965: Astros beat Yankees in first game inside the Houston Astrodome

April 12, 1965: Phillies win first regular-season game in the Astrodome

April 23, 1965: Rusty Staub sends the Astros home happy

July 2, 1965: Walt Bond’s walk-off single caps Astros’ comeback win against Dodgers

September 13, 1965: Willie Mays clouts 500th home run

August 26, 1966: Bob Aspromonte’s walk-off slam lights up the sky for Astros

June 15, 1967: ‘Toy Cannon’ blasts three home runs in the Astrodome

June 18, 1967: Don Wilson tosses first no-hitter in Astrodome history

July 2, 1967: ‘Wynning’ reaction nets Astros the winning run in 9th

July 24, 1967: Astros’ Cuellar overcomes bench jockeying to toss complete-game two-hitter and score winning run

September 27, 1967: Cuellar, Astros win 12-inning classic against Bunning, Phillies

April 15, 1968: The Astrodome Marathon: Astros beat Mets 1-0 in 24-inning duel

July 9, 1968: All-Star parade of pitchers in the ‘Year of the Pitcher’

August 23, 1968: Astros reach the heady heights of seventh place

May 27, 1969: Doug Rader’s walk-off slam sinks Phillies

June 8, 1969: On leave from Army Reserve, Larry Dierker hits walk-off single in 11th inning

July 11, 1970: Astros prevail in 14 in ‘overly tame ending to a very hairy game’

August 30, 1970: Jimmy Wynn’s two homers lead Astros to win over Mets

September 19, 1971: Astros score five unanswered runs to defeat Reds in 11 innings

June 18, 1972: Astros’ Jerry Reuss shuts out Phillies with a gem

July 30, 1972: Astros, Padres split doubleheader in two extra-inning games

June 10, 1974: Mike Schmidt hits the Astrodome speaker and Phillies trounce Houston, 12-0

August 19, 1974: Milt May’s magic helps Astros defeat Mets in 11 innings

September 22, 1974: Astros edge out the Braves in 14-inning battle

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