On Opening Day April 9 1965 a sold-out crowd of 47,879 watched an exhibition game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees President Lyndon B Johnson and his wife Lady Bird were in attendance as well as Texas Governor John Connally and Houston Mayor Louie Welch Governor Connally tossed out the first ball for the first game ever played indoors Dick "Turk" Farrell of the Astros threw the first pitch Mickey Mantle had both the first hit (a single) and the first home run in the Astrodome the Astros beat the Yankees that night 2-1, See also: List of invasive marine fish in the Gulf of Mexico, 3.3 Japanese invasion of China (1937) 5 See also. ! 1.4 June 15 1976 "The Rainout" Voter turnout (voting age population) (-13) 17 The Niels Esperson Building stood as the tallest building in Houston from 1927 to 1929.
On May 29 2018 the dome received a Texas State Historical Marker from the Texas Historical Commission 4 Brandon Creighton Republican 2014 Kingwood far eastern portions of Baytown. Map of ethnic distribution in Houston 2010 U.S Census Each dot is 25 people: White Black Asian Hispanic or Other (yellow). .
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