1979 Houston Astros Starters
(89-73) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
J.R. Richard Apr 6 @ATL 5.1 24 W 1 1 6 5 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 7 @ATL 9.0 29 W 0 0 0 3 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 8 @ATL 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 7 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 9 @LAD 8.0 31 L 2 2 5 8 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 10 @LAD 9.0 37 W 1 1 6 13 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 11 @LAD 9.0 38 W 2 3 10 6 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 13 SFG 3.1 20 L 6 7 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 14 SFG 6.0 23 L 2 2 4 2 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 15 SFG 6.0 26 W 3 3 7 5 2 0 87 55 32 .63
Joaquin Andujar Apr 15 (2) SFG 9.0 35 W 1 1 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 16 LAD 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 17 LAD 4.2 22 2 6 4 1 3 3 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 18 LAD 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 2 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 20 @PIT 8.1 33 3 4 5 11 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 21 @PIT 6.0 25 4 4 9 1 0 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 22 @PIT 7.0 26 1 2 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 25 CHC 7.0 27 L 4 4 7 3 0 2 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 26 CHC 5.0 20 W 1 1 3 6 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 27 PIT 6.1 29 4 6 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 29 PIT 3.2 22 L 4 4 6 1 5 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 30 STL 6.0 23 3 3 6 0 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 1 STL 7.0 29 3 3 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 2 STL 8.0 34 L 3 5 9 2 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 3 STL 7.2 29 W 1 1 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 4 CIN 5.0 27 4 4 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 5 CIN 2.0 17 L 6 6 6 0 4 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 6 CIN 1.1 12 L 3 7 4 3 3 2 None None None None
Frank Riccelli May 6 (2) CIN 8.0 33 W 2 2 5 7 6 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 8 @STL 9.0 37 L 4 4 9 3 3 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 9 @STL 6.0 27 4 4 6 2 4 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 10 @STL 7.1 28 L 3 3 6 7 0 0 None None None None
Frank Riccelli May 11 @CHC 4.0 18 L 3 4 5 2 0 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 12 @CHC 9.0 33 W 2 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Rick Williams May 12 (2) @CHC 5.0 26 L 1 1 9 4 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 13 @CHC 9.0 33 W 0 0 5 1 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 15 @SFG 2.2 18 L 5 5 6 3 3 0 62 36 26 .58
Rick Williams May 16 @SFG 5.1 23 3 3 6 0 1 0 67 42 25 .63
Ken Forsch May 17 @SFG 6.2 28 L 3 3 6 2 3 0 85 53 32 .62
Joe Niekro May 18 @SDP 9.0 35 W 2 2 4 4 5 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 19 @SDP 11.0 44 L 3 4 8 10 4 2 None None None None
Rick Williams May 20 @SDP 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Randy Niemann May 20 (2) @SDP 7.0 30 1 2 5 0 4 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon May 21 ATL 4.0 19 3 3 7 0 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 22 ATL 9.0 32 W 1 1 6 1 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 23 ATL 7.0 26 3 3 4 8 1 0 None None None None
Rick Williams May 25 SDP 8.0 31 1 1 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 26 SDP 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 5 4 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 27 SDP 9.0 35 W 2 2 10 6 0 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 28 SDP 5.2 30 L 5 5 8 4 5 0 None None None None
Randy Niemann May 29 @CIN 9.0 34 W 1 1 8 6 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 30 @CIN 8.2 35 W 3 3 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Rick Williams May 31 @CIN 9.0 35 W 0 0 7 4 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 1 @MON 9.0 33 W 2 2 7 8 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 2 @MON 9.0 37 W 1 1 7 6 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 3 @MON 7.1 30 W 4 4 9 1 0 1 None None None None
Randy Niemann Jun 4 @PHI 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Jun 5 @PHI 3.1 19 L 5 5 8 0 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 6 @PHI 7.0 27 3 3 5 5 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 8 NYM 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 4 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 9 NYM 6.0 24 L 4 4 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Randy Niemann Jun 10 NYM 2.0 11 1 1 5 0 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 11 PHI 8.0 35 L 4 4 6 6 6 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Jun 12 PHI 6.0 25 L 4 4 3 4 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 13 PHI 9.0 40 W 2 3 9 7 4 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 15 MON 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 16 MON 8.0 35 L 4 4 9 11 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 17 MON 2.2 18 L 8 8 6 2 3 2 None None None None
Rick Williams Jun 18 @NYM 2.2 12 2 2 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 19 @NYM 9.0 34 W 1 1 2 2 7 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 20 @NYM 7.0 27 3 4 7 7 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 22 @SDP 7.1 30 W 1 1 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Jun 23 @SDP 8.0 29 2 2 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 24 @SDP 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 2 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 25 @CIN 8.0 28 L 2 2 3 8 2 1 None None None None
Randy Niemann Jun 25 (2) @CIN 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 26 @CIN 7.0 31 4 5 5 3 4 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 27 SFG 7.1 27 3 3 6 3 0 0 74 52 22 .70
Rick Williams Jun 28 SFG 7.0 31 W 4 5 6 1 3 1 60 38 22 .63
Joaquin Andujar Jun 29 SDP 9.0 34 W 1 1 7 5 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 30 SDP 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 6 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 1 SDP 8.1 34 W 1 1 8 5 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 3 CIN 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 4 CIN 7.0 25 W 2 2 4 2 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 5 CIN 8.0 42 L 5 5 11 12 6 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 6 CHC 7.2 32 W 2 2 6 2 4 2 None None None None
Rick Williams Jul 7 CHC 5.2 31 L 3 3 11 2 3 0 None None None None
Randy Niemann Jul 7 (2) CHC 3.2 22 L 7 8 9 1 2 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 8 CHC 4.0 23 L 6 6 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 10 @PIT 6.0 26 L 3 3 8 3 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 11 @PIT 7.2 32 L 5 5 10 7 1 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 12 @PIT 7.2 29 L 5 5 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 13 @STL 8.0 30 L 1 1 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 14 @STL 7.0 32 W 1 2 6 1 5 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 15 @STL 8.0 33 L 3 3 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 19 PIT 6.0 27 L 6 7 7 0 2 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 19 (2) PIT 4.2 22 L 4 4 6 1 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 20 PIT 5.1 28 L 8 8 10 5 3 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 21 PIT 7.0 31 4 4 9 1 2 1 None None None None
Randy Niemann Jul 22 STL 0.2 6 3 3 3 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 23 STL 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 24 @CHC 9.0 31 W 1 1 4 0 1 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 25 @CHC 7.1 28 W 3 4 4 12 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 26 @LAD 9.0 37 L 3 6 6 3 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 27 @LAD 2.1 16 L 6 7 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 28 @LAD 9.0 30 W 2 2 3 3 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 29 @LAD 9.0 35 W 3 3 5 8 5 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 30 @SFG 4.1 23 L 2 3 7 2 3 0 36 24 12 .67
Joe Niekro Jul 31 @SFG 6.2 30 W 0 3 5 7 5 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 1 @SFG 5.0 25 W 3 3 7 4 4 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 3 @ATL 9.0 37 W 1 1 6 15 3 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 4 @ATL 7.2 30 3 3 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 4 (2) @ATL 5.0 19 W 2 2 3 6 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 5 @ATL 7.0 30 2 2 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 7 LAD 4.0 18 4 4 7 1 0 3 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 8 LAD 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 12 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 9 LAD 7.0 33 L 3 4 7 4 5 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 10 ATL 8.1 36 W 1 1 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Aug 12 ATL 6.0 27 L 3 3 8 2 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 13 @MON 9.0 31 W 1 1 5 7 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 14 @MON 9.0 30 W 1 1 4 1 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 15 @MON 7.0 32 L 2 3 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 17 @PHI 1.1 10 L 4 4 4 2 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 18 @PHI 9.0 34 L 1 1 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 19 @PHI 8.1 35 L 3 3 10 2 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 20 NYM 9.0 31 W 1 1 2 6 3 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 21 NYM 4.0 19 L 2 3 4 3 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 22 NYM 9.0 36 W 0 1 7 10 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 24 PHI 4.0 20 L 3 5 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 25 PHI 5.2 24 W 1 1 3 6 4 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Aug 26 PHI 6.0 24 1 1 5 1 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 27 MON 9.0 35 W 0 0 2 12 6 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 28 MON 6.2 29 6 6 9 2 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 29 MON 6.0 26 L 4 4 5 4 4 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 31 @NYM 5.0 16 W 0 0 1 2 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 1 @NYM 9.0 37 W 0 1 7 5 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 2 @NYM 5.0 23 2 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 3 @LAD 9.0 32 L 1 1 5 2 3 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Sep 4 @LAD 5.2 24 W 3 3 7 4 1 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 5 @SDP 6.0 25 2 2 7 2 1 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 6 @SDP 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 9 0 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 7 @SFG 3.1 18 L 4 4 6 2 2 0 65 40 25 .62
Joe Niekro Sep 8 @SFG 7.1 32 1 1 6 7 5 0 143 80 63 .56
Vern Ruhle Sep 9 @SFG 6.0 23 1 1 4 4 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 11 CIN 5.0 20 4 4 4 5 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 12 CIN 3.1 17 L 5 6 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 14 SFG 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 2 1 0 70 56 14 .80
Ken Forsch Sep 15 SFG 7.1 29 3 3 5 2 4 0 82 52 30 .63
J.R. Richard Sep 16 SFG 8.0 33 L 2 2 5 11 5 0 138 82 56 .59
Joe Niekro Sep 17 SDP 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Rick Williams Sep 18 SDP 5.1 22 L 3 3 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 19 @ATL 2.2 13 L 3 5 4 1 0 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 20 @ATL 9.0 37 W 1 1 9 2 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 21 @CIN 11.0 41 2 2 7 15 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 22 @CIN 8.0 33 W 1 1 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 23 @CIN 3.2 19 L 5 6 8 3 0 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 24 ATL 7.0 30 3 3 11 4 0 1 None None None None
Rick Williams Sep 24 (2) ATL 5.0 22 L 2 2 6 0 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 25 ATL 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 13 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 26 ATL 2.1 15 L 4 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 28 LAD 7.0 24 1 1 3 2 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 29 LAD 7.0 26 W 0 0 3 11 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 30 LAD 7.0 28 W 2 2 7 4 0 0 None None None None
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