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J.R. Richard tops the 300-strikeout barrier for the second straight year

300 strikeouts, Houston Astros, This Day In Baseball

On September 25 , 1979 —  J.R. Richard tops the 300-strikeout barrier for the second straight year, fanning 13 during a four-hit, 8-0 blanking of Atlanta . He would add eleven more four days later against the Dodgers to close with a team record of 313 for the season.

 

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Sources:

Astro Daily