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There were two men that invented artificial turf. The men worked for Monsantao Industries and are named James Faria and Robert Wright.
The first regular season MLB game played on artificial turf was April 12, 1965 between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The Phillies won 2-0.
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Natural grass, artificial turf, and the new manufactured turf which looks like grass but made out of rubber.
Astroturf was invented in 1964 and installed in the Houston Astrodome in 1966. The first professional football game played on Astroturf was on September 14, 1968 when the Miami Dolphins defeated the Houston Oilers, 24-10, in the Astrodome.