Mickey Mantle hit the very first home run ever there in an exhibition game in 1965. Richie Allen of the Philadelpohia Phillies hit the first regular season home run on April 12, 1965.
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Houston, Texas ... The Houston Astros MLB team and Houston Oilers NFL team called the Astrodome home.
On April 9, 1965, Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Houston Astrodome, off pitcher Turk Farrell.
The Astrodome in Houston, Texas that opened in 1965 and was the home field of the Houston Astros.
The Astrodome, home of the Houston Astros, starting in 1965.
Mickey Mantle hit first home run at Astrodome during preseason game with the Yankees and Astros.......
RICHIE ALLEN OF THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES.
The Houston Astrodome opened in April, 1965. The Astros called it home from 1965-1999.
In American professional football, that was the 1968 Houston Oilers who played their home games at the Astrodome.
Yes, he hit 13 regular season home runs in the Astrodome. The first came on May 30, 1965 off of Larry Dierker and the last came April 21, 1974 off of Tom Griffin.
September 13, 1965 off Don Nottebart of the Houston Astros at the Astrodome in Houston.
The very first home run ever hit in the Astrodome was hit on opening day, April 15, 1965 by Dick Allen, off Bob Bruce. Box score: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196504120.shtml