When major league baseball’s Houston Colt .45s moved into the first domed stadium ever built, the Astrodome, in 1965, owner Judge Roy Hofheinz renamed the team the Astros, and this was their inaugural logo, used from ’65 until 1974. The club had entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962, and, typical of expansion clubs, did a lot of losing. The new stadium and name breathed some life into the team, and attendance soared, although mostly because of curiosity for the new building. Shortly after play started in the dome, groundskeepers realized that grass wouldn’t grow indoors, and that resulted in the first artificial turf, AstroTurf, being installed. The team was full of young talent including Joe Morgan, Sonny Jackson, Jesus Alou and Jim Wynn, known as “The Toy Cannon” for his diminutive stature and impressive home run power. Also, the club had outstanding young pitching prospects, including Larry Dierker, Don Wilson – who had 2 career no-hitters – J.R. Richard and Mike Cuellar. Veterans Rusty Staub and Eddie Mathews were also Astros in the early years, and Mathews hit his 500th career home run while playing there.