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J.R. Richard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 222lb (203cm, 100kg)

Born: March 7, 1950 in Vienna, LA us

Died: August 4, 2021 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 5, 1971 (Age 21-182d, 13,177th in major league history)
vs. SFG 9.0 IP, 7 H, 15 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: July 14, 1980 (Age 30-129d)
vs. ATL 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: James Rodney Richard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

107

ERA

3.15

238

221

1606.0

1493

WHIP

1.243

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-18 / in Starts: 14-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	65 (29-18-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
D Rader	3
R Andrews	2
M May	2
R Metzger	2
Self	1
J Cruz	1
J DaVanon	1
E Cabell	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
G Gross	1
J DaVanon	1
L Milbourne	0

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	40	3 (2)	Apr 9	HOU		ATL	W,14-2	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.44	0.037	.70	0.04%	1.81	P
2	41	7 (3)	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	2.06	-0.125	3.18	-0.12%	-1.16	P
3	42	13 (5)	Apr 20 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.84	-0.051	.79	-0.03%	-0.21	P
4	43	18 (4)	Apr 24	HOU		SFG	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.91	-0.044	1.55	-0.02%	-0.48	P
5	44	23 (4)	Apr 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	1.24	0.104	.87	0.04%	0.73	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	45	28 (4)	May 4 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,12-8	GS-7	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.57	-0.004	.34	0.00%	-0.50	P
7	46	33 (4)	May 10	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.05	0.099	.36	0.02%	0.80	P
8	47	37 (3)	May 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.89	-0.067	.30	-0.01%	-0.42	P
9	48	42 (4)	May 20	HOU		PHI	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.304	.478	.783	9	.31	0.025	.08	0.00%	0.32	P
10	49	47 (4)	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.440	.720	9	1.05	-0.054	.33	-0.01%	-0.42	P
11	50	51 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	PHI	W,15-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.407	.667	9	.96	-0.048	.22	-0.01%	-0.38	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	51	68 (16)	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.259	.407	.667	9						P
13	52	71 (2)	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.393	.643	9	.34	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
14	53	76 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		ATL	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.387	.645	9	.45	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	54	81 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	9	.77	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
16	55	86 (4)	Jul 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.270	.459	.730	9	1.30	0.199	.00	0.00%	1.43	P
17	56	91 (4)	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.270	.459	.730	9						P
18	57	94 (2)	Jul 18	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.425	.675	9	1.48	-0.190	.00	0.00%	-1.99	P
19	58	99 (4)	Jul 23	HOU	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.405	.643	9	.94	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
20	59	104 (4)	Jul 27	HOU		SFG	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.386	.614	9	1.56	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	60	109 (4)	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.213	.362	.574	9	.68	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
22	61	114 (4)	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.347	.551	9	1.99	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
23	62	119 (4)	Aug 10	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.346	.558	9	.27	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
24	63	123 (3)	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.333	.537	9	1.59	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
25	64	127 (3)	Aug 18	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.211	.333	.544	9	.43	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
26	65	130 (2)	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.317	.517	9	1.21	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
27	66	134 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-7	4	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.238	.371	.609	9	.33	0.065	.00	0.00%	1.86	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	67	141 (6)	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.238	.371	.609	9						P
29	68	143 (1)	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.238	.371	.609	9						P
30	69	146 (2)	Sep 8	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.231	.359	.590	9	.35	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
31	70	151 (4)	Sep 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.217	.338	.556	9	.61	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
32	71	156 (4)	Sep 21	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.222	.338	.560	9	1.40	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.06	P
33	72	160 (3)	Sep 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.213	.324	.538	9	1.26	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							15-18		80	74	4	15	6	0	1	13	1	0	29	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	.203	.213	.324	.538		.93	-0.582	.23	-0.10%	-2.87

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