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| rowspan=15| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=19| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[2000 MLB season|2000]]
| rowspan=2| 1965
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2000/houston-astros-program_2000.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-spring-training-program_1965.html Exhibition Program]
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| rowspan=2| 2001
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Texas Rangers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-program_1965.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2001/houston-astros-program_2001.html Program]
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| 1966
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_9.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_10.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_2.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_5.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_4.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_3.html 10])
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| 1967
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_13.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_7.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_9.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_11.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_12.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_2.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_10.html 10]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_3.html 11]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_5.html 12]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_14.html 13]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_4.html 14])
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| 1968
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_3.html 3])
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| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Atlanta Braves]]
| 1969
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2001/houston-astros-nlds-program_2001.html NLDS Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969_2.html 2])
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| rowspan=2| [[2004 MLB season|2004]]
| 1970
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[2004 Houston Astros program|Program]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_1.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_3.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_4.html 4])
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
| 1972
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2004/nlcs-program_2004.html NLCS Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1972/houston-astros-program_1972.html Program]
|-
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| rowspan=3| 2005
| [[1973 MLB season|1973]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Atlanta Braves]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2005/houston-astros-nlds-program_2005.html NLDS Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1973/houston-astros-program_1973.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
| 1974
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2005/nlcs-program_2005.html NLCS Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1974/houston-astros-program_1974.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Chicago White Sox]]
| 1976
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2005/world-series-program_2005.html World Series Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976_2.html 2])
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| 2010
| 1979
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2010/houston-astros-program_2010.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1979/houston-astros-program_1979.html Program]
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| rowspan=3| 2017
| 1980
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Boston Red Sox]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2017/houston-astros-alds-program_2017.html ALDS Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1980/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1980.html NLCS Program]
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[New York Yankees]]
| [[1981 MLB season|1981]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2017/alcs-program_2017.html ALCS Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1981/houston-astros-program_1981.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| rowspan=2| [[1986 MLB season|1986]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2017/world-series-program_2017.html World Series Program]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-program_1986_1.html Program]
|-
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| 2018
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[New York Mets]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Boston Red Sox]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1986.html NLCS Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2018/alcs-program_2018.html ALCS Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 2019
| April 2, 1993
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[New York Yankees]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Texas Rangers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2019/alcs-program_2019.html ALCS Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1993/houston-astros-program_1993.html Exhibition Program]
|-
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Washington Nationals]]
| [[1998 MLB season|1998]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/2019/world-series-program_2019.html World Series Program]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[San Diego Padres]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1998/houston-astros-nlds-program_1998.html NLDS Program]
|-
| [[1999 MLB season|1999]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Atlanta Braves]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1999/houston-astros-nlds-program_1999.html NLDS Program]
|}
|}



Revision as of 13:46, 18 June 2021

Astrodome
Location Houston, Texas
Opened April 9, 1965
Closed 2008
Demolished 2013 (partial)
Other Names Reliant Astrodome (2000-14)
Houston Astrodome (1965-2000)
Harris County Domed Stadium (1965)
Tenants Houston Astros (1965-99)
Houston Cougars (1965-97)
Houston Oilers (1968-96)
Houston Gamblers (1984-85)
Houston Rockets (1971-75)
Houston Texans (1974)

The Astrodome is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball from its opening until 1999, and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League from 1968 until 1996, as well as the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

After the original natural grass playing surface died, the Astrodome became the first major sports venue to install artificial turf, which became known as AstroTurf. In another technological first, the Astrodome featured the "Astrolite," which was the first animated scoreboard. The Astrodome was renovated in 1988, expanding seating and altering many original features.

By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the Tennessee Titans. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to Enron Field in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Major League Baseball 1965 Houston Astros Exhibition Program
Houston Astros Program
1966 Houston Astros Program (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10)
1967 Houston Astros Program (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14)
1968 Houston Astros Program (1 • 2 • 3)
1969 Houston Astros Program (1 • 2)
1970 Houston Astros Program (1 • 2 • 3 • 4)
1972 Houston Astros Program
1973 Houston Astros Program
1974 Houston Astros Program
1976 Houston Astros Program 1 • 2)
1979 Houston Astros Program
1980 Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies NLCS Program
1981 Houston Astros Program
1986 Houston Astros Program
Houston Astros vs. New York Mets NLCS Program
April 2, 1993 Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Exhibition Program
1998 Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres NLDS Program
1999 Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves NLDS Program

See also

List of Major League Baseball stadiums

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