March 21 in Dodgers History: Los Angeles Dodgers play first MLB game on artificial surface at Astrodome (1966)

On March 21, 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in the first ever Major League Baseball game played on an artificial surface, with AstroTurf installed in the infield and foul line areas of the Houston Astrodome.

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