I finally found it at this site, you may enjoy this link a lot. http://www.astrosdaily.com/1965/1965.html
October 3:
St. Louis (79-81) at Houston (65-96)
The Astrodome
In all three seasons as the Colt .45s, they had ended the year with 96 losses. The Astros hope to avoid their 97th loss but Bob Gibson has other ideas. The Cardinal righthander notches his 20th win in a 5-2 decision. 26,893 attend to set a new attendance record of 2,151,470 for the year, second behind Los Angeles, after finishing last with 725,773 the year before. As a weekend promotion, fans watch demonstrations of a single-occupant jet pack that straps onto the back and lets the wearer blast off into the air and coast back to the ground.
I lived here then. Came down to a Cardinals game in the summer from our home in Green Country, Oklahoma, as others on the thread have noted as their current homeplaces.
A month or so later, we were back amongst the resident Houstonians. Have been one several more times and this is probably my last.
I can think of two Astrodome moments that stand out in memory ... no, wait, now thinking of too many to enumerate. One was seeing my name in lights on the scoreboard. Another was going to the movie premiere party down on the field, but just thinking of that because I just had reason to recall it on this thread. Not really memorable.
*This ain't my first rodeo.*
I haven't read but a paragraph or two, but must respond post haste.
I'm a kid again!
Gene Elston and Lowell Passe were very kind to me in those days. I worked the Loge level (sp?) (also Press Box access) and because of my slacks and shinny shoes, I was outfitted in an orange Nehru jacket and given Skybox access, because all the ritzy folks were complaining that there were no popcorn vendors working the Sky Boxes.
A kid can get away with things that an adult would be denied. Rory Calhoun, the cowboy actor, gave me a twenty dollar tip and bought my entire basket of popcorn one night. That was like a $100 tip in today's money. Just one of many stories I enjoy telling as I enter my dottage.
The 45.'s, 'Stros, Astronauts and movie stars were pure gravy to this kid from Meyerland who was suddenly wisked into the "Majors" and gave up his lawn mowing jobs for good.
Baseball has been very good to me!