Just the day before, the team arrived at Hobby Airport after winning the Cactus League spring training season.
KTRK was there to cover the historic events.
Highlights of the Colt .45s first baseball game in 1962.
Highlights from Houston's first MLB game
Film that hasn't been seen in more than five decades has now been restored and digitized.
Archive film of the Astros' first game in the Astrodome
See who went to the Astros' 1st game in the Astrodome in 1965