On April 7, 1970 the Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-5 in the 1973 season opener at Candlestick Park on the new artificial turf. Norm Miller homered for Houston. Gaylord Perry started for the Giants, while Fred Gladding earned the save for the Astros in their victory.Willie Mays hit his 2927thsingle of his career which tied him for 15thplace with Hall of Famer, Al Simmons on the All-Time List in a game played in front of 30,933 fans.Offered is a ticket stub from this game in EX plus condition (with a notable rust stain from the ticket being attached to a program at some point).
