Bob Bruce, the man who was the starting pitcher in the last game at Houston's Colt Stadium and the first official official game at the Astrodome, died Wednesday at the age of 83.

The Astros, the Houston nickname that season changed to Astros from Colt .45s, won the game, 2-1 On April 12, Phillies power hitter Dick Allen hit the first Astrodome homer in a regular-season game.

There are few Houston Astros figures more beloved than Larry Dierker, which is what made that 1999 Sunday afternoon in the ...

He was a 19-year-old September call-up of the Braves when he played his first game at the Astrodome, his fourth major league game overall.

On this date in 1968, perhaps baseball's greatest generation of palyers gathered in Houston to play perhaps the msot boring All-Star game ever. (The game was also notable for being the first air ...

On March 21, 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in the first ever MLB game played on an artificial surface. Created by Monsanto, the product was initially named “ChemGrass ...

Elvin Hayes jogged down the dark tunnel in the Astrodome erupted in cheers as he came through the giant green doors. College basketball, like everything else, seemed to be changing.

It was the first indoor All-Star Game and only the second to be played at night. NBC had nine cameras on hand, including one in the Astrodome’s gondola, more than 200 feet above the field.

Baseball first goes indoors as the $31.6 million dollar Astrodome opens in Houston. The Astros defeat the Yankees, 2-1, in an exhibition game before 47,876 fans, including President Lyndon Johnson ...