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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
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