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(Friday, April 9, 1965, 7:25 p.m. CST) — The newly built Astrodome in Houston tonight featured its first baseball game, an exhibition between the Astros and the New York Yankees, with President Lyndon B. Johnson in attendance. The Astros won, 2-1, in 12 innings.