J. R. Richard

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J. R. Richard was a dominant power pitcher for the Houston Astros in the 1970s whose career was tragically cut short by a stroke at the height of his success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
pitcher
professional baseball player
activeYearsInMLB 1971–1980
allStarSelection 1980
bats Right
careerWasCutShortBy stroke
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-03-07
dateOfDeath 2021-08-04
familyName Richard NERFINISHED
finalMLBgameDate 1980-07-14
finalMLBteam Houston Astros NERFINISHED
givenName James
height 203 cm
knownFor high strikeout totals
power pitcher
league Major League Baseball
ledLeagueInERA 1979
ledLeagueInStrikeouts 1978
1979
memberOfSportsTeam Houston Astros NERFINISHED
middleName Rodney NERFINISHED
MLBdebutDate 1971-09-05
MLBdebutTeam Houston Astros NERFINISHED
notableEvent suffered a stroke during the 1980 season
placeOfBirth Vienna, Louisiana NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
positionPlayed Pitcher
retiredJerseyNumberBy Houston Astros (number 50) NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
throws Right

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