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The Houston Astros announced on Thursday that J.R. Richard, a fearsome pitcher and all-time Astros great, has died at 71. The team did not reveal his cause of death, but released a touching ...
James Rodney Richard (March 7, 1950 – August 4, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed starting pitcher for the Houston Astros from 1971 to 1980.
Pitcher: Houston Colt .45s: malignant melanoma: 1964 Yordano Ventura: 25 Pitcher: Kansas City Royals: automobile crash 2017 [30] Dick Wantz: 25 Pitcher: California Angels: inoperable brain tumor: 1965 Elmer White: 22 Outfielder: Cleveland Forest Citys: tuberculosis: 1872 [31] Don Wilson: 29 Pitcher: Houston Astros: carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Grote was the Colts' catcher on April 23, when Ken Johnson became the first pitcher in major league history to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings. [10] In 1965, the newly renamed Houston Astros remained unsettled behind the plate, with former All-Star Gus Triandos and prospect Ron Brand being added to the roster.
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Lawrence Edward Dierker (born September 22, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, manager, and broadcaster.During a 14-year baseball career as a pitcher, he pitched from 1964 to 1977 for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals.
After six months in San Diego, McGee returned on July 10, 1995, to his former job on The Bob & Tom Show. [20] Dave Wilson filled in for Chick at first [21] and then Gunner filled in for the rest of Chick's absence. Steve Allee is the show's music director. He has co-produced more than 50 Bob & Tom albums over the past 25 years. [22]
He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1969 to 1981 for eight teams. He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in 1971 for the San Diego Padres, after which he was traded to the Houston Astros, where he spent the four most productive