Table:
text: List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers
Pitchers
Season Pitcher Decision Final_score Opponent Location_
1983 Joe Niekro (2) ND (L) 7–16 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome
1984 Joe Niekro (3) L 2–4 Montreal Expos Astrodome
1985 Nolan Ryan (2) W 2–1 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome
1986* Nolan Ryan (3) L 3–8 San Francisco Giants Astrodome
1987 Mike Scott W 4–3 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome
1988 Mike Scott (2) W 6–3 San Diego Padres Astrodome
1989 Mike Scott (3) W 10–3 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1990 Mike Scott (4) ND (L) 4–8 Cincinnati Reds Astrodome
1991 Mike Scott (5) L 2–6 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium
1992 Pete Harnisch L 0–2 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1993 Doug Drabek L 1–3 Philadelphia Phillies Astrodome

text: List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers
Pitchers
Season Pitcher Decision Final_score Opponent Location_
1994 Pete Harnisch (2) ND (W) 6–5 Montreal Expos Astrodome
1995 Doug Drabek (2) W 10–2 San Diego Padres Jack Murphy Stadium
1996 Shane Reynolds L 3–4 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome
1997* Shane Reynolds (2) W 2–1 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1998* Shane Reynolds (3) ND (L) 4–9 San Francisco Giants Astrodome
1999* Shane Reynolds (4) W 4–2 Chicago Cubs Astrodome
2000 Shane Reynolds (5) W 5–2 Pittsburgh Pirates Three Rivers Stadium
2001* Scott Elarton W 11–3 Milwaukee Brewers Enron Field
2002 Wade Miller L 3–9 Milwaukee Brewers Astros Field
2003 Roy Oswalt W 10–4 Colorado Rockies Minute Maid Park

text: List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers
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Pitchers
Season Pitcher Decision Final_score Opponent Location_
1962 Bobby Shantz W 11–2 Chicago Cubs Colt Stadium
1963 Turk Farrell L 2–9 San Francisco Giants Colt Stadium
1964 Ken Johnson W 6–3 Cincinnati Reds Crosley Field
1965 Bob Bruce L 0–2 Philadelphia Phillies Astrodome
1966 Robin Roberts L 2–3 Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
1967 Mike Cuellar W 6–1 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1968 Larry Dierker W 5–4 Pittsburgh Pirates Astrodome
1969 Don Wilson L 1–2 San Diego Padres San Diego Stadium
1970 Larry Dierker (2) W 8–5 San Francisco Giants Candlestick Park
1971 Larry Dierker (3) W 5–2 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome

text: List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers
Pitchers
Season Pitcher Decision Final_score Opponent Location_
1972 Don Wilson (2) L 0–5 San Francisco Giants Astrodome
1973 Dave Roberts ND (W) 2–1 Atlanta Braves Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1974 Dave Roberts (2) L 1–5 San Francisco Giants Candlestick Park
1975 Larry Dierker (4) W 6–2 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1976 J.R. Richard L 5–11 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium
1977 J.R. Richard (2) ND (W) 3–2 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1978 J.R. Richard (3) L 9–11 Cincinnati Reds Riverfront Stadium
1979 J.R. Richard (4) W 2–1 Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1980* J.R. Richard (5) W 3–2 Los Angeles Dodgers Astrodome
1981* Joe Niekro L 0–2 Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
1982 Nolan Ryan L 3–14 St. Louis Cardinals Astrodome

Question: From the Houston Astros opening day starting pitcher list, who was the first Astro to be the opening day pitcher in the Astrodome?