Back to Back no hitters

[Mntwins]

JR Richard threw back to back no no's.
Thought that was cool. I've never seen that before.
So far his record is 21-2 and on pace for 29 wins. Amazing.
Cool stuff.

[PhillieFever]

That feat was actually accomplished in real life by the Reds Johnny Vander Meer in 1938.For a little trivia,do you know who made the last out in the second no hitter game?.Anyway congrats on the no-no's.

[The Wolf]

JR usually has a really good career in OOTP, just as he no doubt would have in real life if he hadn't had that medical problem.

[shercot]

Originally Posted by Mntwins

JR Richard threw back to back no no's.
Thought that was cool. I've never seen that before.
So far his record is 21-2 and on pace for 29 wins. Amazing.
Cool stuff.

Within an hour of reading this, I ran a season of a fictional league, and a rookie pitcher threw no-hitters in consecutive starts. Amazing....

[DrSatan]

I was curious what JR was up to these days so I wiki'd him

James Rodney Richard (born March 7, 1950) is a former right-handed All-Star starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career, from 1971 to 1980, with the Houston Astros.

After leaving high school, Richard was selected by the Astros as the second pick in the first round of the 1969 amateur draft.[1] From the time he made his major league debut with the Astros in 1971 until 1975, Richard had a limited role as an Astros pitcher, throwing no more than 72 innings in a season.[2] In 1975, Richard played his first full season in the majors as a starting pitcher.

From 1976 to 1979, he led the National League twice in strikeouts, once in earned run average, and three times in hits allowed per nine innings, winning at least 18 games each year.[2] On July 30, 1980, Richard suffered a stroke and collapsed while playing a game of catch before an Astros game, and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening blood clot in his neck. His condition put a sudden end to his major league career at the age of 30.[3] His 313 strikeouts in 1979 remain an Astros franchise record, and he held the team's record for career strikeouts (1,493) until 1987.

In 1981, Richard attempted a comeback with the Astros, but he failed because the stroke had slowed down his reaction time and weakened his depth perception. He spent the next few seasons in the minor leagues before being released by the Astros in 1984. After his professional baseball career ended, Richard became involved in unsuccessful business deals and went through two divorces, which led to him being homeless and destitute in 1994. Richard found succor in a local church and later became a Christian minister.

[kcroyalgm]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

That feat was actually accomplished in real life by the Reds Johnny Vander Meer in 1938.For a little trivia,do you know who made the last out in the second no hitter game?.Anyway congrats on the no-no's.

Leo Durocher

[rasnell]

J. R. Richard's stroke was one of the saddest events in MLB in my lifetime. It's great that we get to see just how wonderful he could have been in OOTP.

Another strong one is Blyleven in OOTP.

By the way, Pete Rose said the one record that he believes will never be broken in baseball is the double no-hitter. Think of what it would take to break that record.

Vandemeer, by the way, actually had a triple no-hitter going early in the third game.

[Greatgrampa]

Originally Posted by DrSatan

I was curious what JR was up to these days so I wiki'd him

James Rodney Richard (born March 7, 1950) is a former right-handed All-Star starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career, from 1971 to 1980, with the Houston Astros.

After leaving high school, Richard was selected by the Astros as the second pick in the first round of the 1969 amateur draft.[1] From the time he made his major league debut with the Astros in 1971 until 1975, Richard had a limited role as an Astros pitcher, throwing no more than 72 innings in a season.[2] In 1975, Richard played his first full season in the majors as a starting pitcher.

From 1976 to 1979, he led the National League twice in strikeouts, once in earned run average, and three times in hits allowed per nine innings, winning at least 18 games each year.[2] On July 30, 1980, Richard suffered a stroke and collapsed while playing a game of catch before an Astros game, and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening blood clot in his neck. His condition put a sudden end to his major league career at the age of 30.[3] His 313 strikeouts in 1979 remain an Astros franchise record, and he held the team's record for career strikeouts (1,493) until 1987.

In 1981, Richard attempted a comeback with the Astros, but he failed because the stroke had slowed down his reaction time and weakened his depth perception. He spent the next few seasons in the minor leagues before being released by the Astros in 1984. After his professional baseball career ended, Richard became involved in unsuccessful business deals and went through two divorces, which led to him being homeless and destitute in 1994. Richard found succor in a local church and later became a Christian minister.

Yes, this was very sad. I heard that he had become homeless but had not heard anymore about him. So, thanks for the update. Glad he became a minister.
Personally, even though not an Astros fan, I like him as a pitcher. In any league that I have ever played, computer or the old box games, I try my best to get him on my team. I think he would have broken a number of records had be been able to stay healthy. But, not sure that would happen with him staying in Houston. If he had been in Cincinnati, I think he would have certainly have broken many records had he stayed healthy. No doubt in my mind about that.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Greatgrampa

Yes, this was very sad. I heard that he had become homeless but had not heard anymore about him. So, thanks for the update. Glad he became a minister.
Personally, even though not an Astros fan, I like him as a pitcher. In any league that I have ever played, computer or the old box games, I try my best to get him on my team. I think he would have broken a number of records had be been able to stay healthy. But, not sure that would happen with him staying in Houston. If he had been in Cincinnati, I think he would have certainly have broken many records had he stayed healthy. No doubt in my mind about that.

Are you Joe Morgan?