13 Yankees At Astros, April 9,1964, Astrodome Opening Day (WCBS Yankees Radio)

14 November 2022

Album art features the Houston Astrodome.

The 1965 season saw the opening of the Houston Astrodome, and the first Major League Baseball games to be played indoors. For Opening Day, the Yankees were invited to the Astros for an exhibition game to open the Dome.

With recordings available for both team broadcasts we can contrast two different legends behind the microphone. In this episode, the Yankee’s broadcasting team of Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman and Joe Garagiola, for WCBS.

You can find more about the Astrodome here.

This game was played on April 9th, 1965.