1965 – Raymond makes a start

After 140 appearances out of the bullpen, Houston Astros pitcher Claude Raymond made his first of just seven starts in his career. Throwing a complete game, the St. Louis Cardinals managed seven hits, but only scored one run as Houston won 10-1.

1972 – “Turn it around” night

On a night where the Philadelphia Phillies did a promotion that included doing everything backwards, including announcing the lineup cards from bottom to top and having the seventh inning stretch in the third, Astros pitcher Dave Roberts smacked two homers to help himself to a 4-3 win.

1974 – The foamer

Astros hitter Lee May gives the fans a treat by hitting a home run in an even-numbered minute to give the fans in the Astrodome a free beer. This comes during a masterpiece three-hitter thrown by Larry Dierker for the 4-0 win.

1976 – Rain won’t stop some

After rain canceled the game that day, some Astros fans took canoes out in order to get to the dome. In the seven inches of rain, fans took to the stadium to pick up their rain checks from the canceled game at the enclosed stadium.

1991 – Back-and-forth

After allowing three runs and giving up the lead in the top half of the ninth inning, the Astros rallied back with four of their own in the bottom to walk off the Montreal Expos 9-8. The biggest factors to the rally were RBI-doubles from Luis Gonzalez and Ken Caminiti.

What else happened on this day?

1892

Benjamin Harrison became the first president to attend a major league game when he watched the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Senators 7-4 in a 11 inning match.

1921

Bill Gatewood, a pitcher for the Detroit Stars in the Negro League, threw the first no-hitter in Negro League history, blanking the Cuban Stars 4-0 in the win.

1941

The New York Giants became the first team to wear a sort of protective headgear when they came up to the plate. It was a plastic helmet that later became normalized around the league.

1944

All MLB games around the league are canceled as everyone sits around the radio and listens as the US touched down at Normandy for D-Day.

2007

San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman became the first player in history to reach the 500 save mark after a scoreless ninth over the Los Angeles Dodgers secured the win.