1978 Houston Astros Starters
(74-88) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
J.R. Richard Apr 6 CIN 4.2 26 L 7 7 11 8 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 7 CIN 5.0 26 L 5 5 6 1 7 2 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 8 CIN 8.0 32 L 2 2 6 2 4 1 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Apr 9 CIN 5.0 21 L 6 6 5 2 1 2 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Apr 10 @LAD 7.0 33 L 3 3 6 2 6 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 11 @LAD 9.0 33 W 0 0 2 8 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 12 @LAD 4.0 23 6 6 7 0 4 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 14 @CIN 1.2 10 L 4 4 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Apr 15 @CIN 9.0 32 W 1 1 3 4 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 16 @CIN 8.0 34 3 3 3 11 7 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 18 SDP 9.0 33 W 1 1 4 5 3 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 19 SDP 8.0 32 W 1 1 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Apr 20 LAD 6.0 28 L 4 4 6 2 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 21 LAD 4.0 20 4 4 5 5 4 2 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Apr 22 LAD 4.2 24 L 3 3 4 0 6 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 23 LAD 3.0 18 L 4 6 8 0 0 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 24 @SDP 8.0 35 3 3 8 2 5 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Apr 25 @SDP 9.0 35 W 2 3 6 1 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 26 @SDP 9.0 36 L 2 2 6 11 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 28 @MON 3.0 15 L 4 4 3 0 4 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 29 @MON 9.0 34 W 1 1 3 5 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Apr 30 @MON 8.0 32 L 2 2 6 3 1 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 3 MON 3.0 23 L 8 8 7 3 7 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 5 ATL 6.0 27 L 3 4 5 2 3 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 6 ATL 9.0 33 0 1 4 6 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 9 PHI 9.0 34 W 1 1 4 11 4 1 None None None None
Mark Lemongello May 10 PHI 7.0 30 L 3 3 6 3 5 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 12 NYM 7.0 28 1 2 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 13 NYM 5.0 26 W 4 4 10 4 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 15 @PHI 9.0 31 W 0 0 2 9 3 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello May 16 @PHI 5.1 26 W 1 1 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 17 @PHI 5.0 20 W 1 1 2 5 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 18 @PHI 0.0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister May 19 @ATL 9.0 35 W 0 0 7 6 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 20 @ATL 9.0 37 W 0 0 4 8 7 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello May 21 @ATL 3.2 20 L 5 5 6 2 2 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon May 23 SFG 7.0 27 0 0 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister May 24 SFG 5.0 22 0 0 3 6 4 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 25 SFG 6.0 29 L 1 5 8 5 3 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello May 26 @NYM 6.1 27 W 3 3 8 3 2 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 27 @NYM 4.0 18 3 3 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon May 28 @NYM 8.0 33 L 3 3 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister May 29 @SFG 5.0 25 L 4 4 9 4 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 30 @SFG 9.0 37 L 1 1 3 7 6 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello May 31 @SFG 9.0 34 W 0 0 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 2 @STL 8.0 32 1 1 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jun 3 @STL 6.1 31 W 2 2 6 5 6 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jun 3 (2) @STL 8.0 29 L 2 2 6 6 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 4 @STL 9.0 36 L 3 4 5 13 2 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jun 5 CHC 8.1 36 L 2 2 7 0 6 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 6 CHC 5.1 28 L 6 6 6 2 6 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 9 STL 5.1 27 W 5 5 5 12 6 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jun 10 STL 9.0 36 W 5 5 8 2 3 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 11 STL 6.2 28 L 3 4 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jun 12 @PIT 5.0 24 2 3 8 6 2 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jun 13 @PIT 6.0 23 1 1 6 6 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 14 @PIT 6.0 28 L 5 5 8 5 3 2 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jun 16 @CHC 7.0 29 4 4 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 17 @CHC 2.1 12 2 2 5 2 0 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jun 18 @CHC 7.0 29 W 1 1 4 2 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 20 LAD 7.1 31 W 2 2 6 7 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jun 21 LAD 6.0 28 4 4 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 22 LAD 9.0 37 W 2 3 6 6 5 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jun 23 SDP 8.0 35 L 2 3 10 0 2 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jun 24 SDP 7.1 35 5 5 7 6 8 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 25 SDP 7.0 28 L 5 5 6 8 1 0 None None None None
Bo McLaughlin Jun 25 (2) SDP 5.1 28 L 3 4 9 1 3 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jun 26 @CIN 9.0 37 L 2 4 4 5 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 27 @CIN 7.0 31 W 4 4 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jun 28 @CIN 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jun 29 @CIN 9.0 35 W 0 0 4 7 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 30 @SDP 7.0 35 L 5 5 10 5 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 1 @SDP 9.0 34 W 2 2 7 4 0 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 1 (2) @SDP 1.2 11 L 2 5 4 2 1 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 2 @SDP 7.0 28 L 5 5 6 5 1 2 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jul 3 CIN 4.0 19 5 5 6 5 1 2 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 4 CIN 9.0 31 W 1 1 4 9 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 5 CIN 8.0 34 L 2 2 7 4 3 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 7 @LAD 8.0 39 L 6 6 11 3 4 2 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jul 8 @LAD 3.0 16 L 4 4 7 4 1 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 8 (2) @LAD 5.1 26 L 4 7 7 4 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 9 @LAD 9.0 39 W 1 1 4 12 6 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 13 MON 5.2 25 L 4 4 7 3 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 14 MON 11.0 41 1 3 5 10 3 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 14 (2) MON 7.0 30 4 4 7 3 2 2 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 15 MON 2.1 14 L 5 6 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jul 16 MON 5.1 28 L 4 4 12 5 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 17 @PHI 11.0 41 W 1 1 5 8 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 18 @PHI 9.0 35 W 0 1 3 10 6 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 19 NYM 5.2 25 W 3 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 19 (2) NYM 8.0 34 L 2 2 6 4 5 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Jul 20 NYM 1.2 14 L 7 7 6 0 3 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 20 (2) NYM 3.1 18 2 2 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 21 PHI 5.0 24 L 5 5 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Rick Williams Jul 21 (2) PHI 6.1 31 L 6 7 10 1 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 22 PHI 9.0 39 2 2 12 8 2 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 23 PHI 4.0 21 L 6 6 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 24 @MON 8.0 30 4 4 6 3 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 25 @MON 8.0 31 1 1 7 6 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 26 @MON 9.0 30 W 0 0 4 3 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 27 @NYM 9.0 33 W 3 3 2 9 5 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon Jul 28 @NYM 8.0 34 3 3 6 5 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Jul 30 @NYM 7.2 30 3 3 9 4 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 31 @SFG 9.0 32 W 1 1 2 1 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 1 @SFG 8.2 40 W 1 2 4 11 9 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Aug 2 @SFG 5.0 20 L 4 4 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Aug 4 ATL 1.0 8 L 4 4 3 0 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 5 ATL 6.0 26 W 3 3 5 0 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 5 (2) ATL 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 5 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 6 ATL 7.0 27 L 3 3 5 11 3 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Aug 8 SFG 6.0 26 L 3 3 5 1 4 1 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Aug 9 SFG 8.0 36 W 5 5 8 0 3 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 11 @ATL 8.0 34 L 1 1 9 4 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 12 @ATL 9.0 35 W 2 2 4 13 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 13 @ATL 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Aug 14 STL 9.0 34 W 0 0 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Aug 15 STL 2.0 14 L 5 5 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 16 STL 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 5 1 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 17 PIT 7.0 29 L 4 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Aug 17 (2) PIT 3.2 20 L 1 3 4 0 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 18 PIT 2.0 14 L 4 4 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Aug 19 PIT 6.1 31 L 4 4 5 6 7 0 None None None None
Tom Dixon Aug 20 PIT 3.2 20 L 6 6 9 2 0 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 20 (2) PIT 6.0 27 L 3 3 7 2 2 2 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 21 @CHC 7.2 31 W 3 3 5 6 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Aug 22 @CHC 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 23 @CHC 7.0 26 W 0 0 4 5 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 25 @PIT 6.0 27 W 4 4 9 7 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Aug 26 @PIT 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 8 1 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Aug 27 @PIT 1.1 10 L 5 5 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 29 @STL 9.0 36 W 3 3 9 7 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 30 @STL 8.0 34 L 4 4 7 2 3 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 1 CHC 3.2 22 8 8 9 5 2 3 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Sep 2 CHC 7.0 30 4 5 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 3 CHC 6.1 29 L 2 3 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 3 (2) CHC 5.2 27 L 4 4 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 4 @CIN 6.0 30 L 4 4 8 0 5 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 5 @CIN 9.0 32 W 2 2 3 7 6 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Sep 7 @LAD 9.0 40 L 3 3 11 4 3 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 8 @LAD 9.0 29 W 0 0 2 5 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 9 @SDP 9.0 35 W 4 4 8 3 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 10 @SDP 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 11 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 11 CIN 6.0 27 3 3 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Sep 12 CIN 6.0 25 3 3 9 2 0 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 13 LAD 8.0 37 L 6 6 12 4 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 14 LAD 8.0 32 L 2 2 5 6 3 2 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 15 SDP 9.0 38 W 4 4 7 12 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 16 SDP 7.0 25 1 1 2 2 2 0 None None None None
Mark Lemongello Sep 17 SDP 6.0 28 L 1 3 8 3 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 19 @ATL 7.0 25 2 2 3 11 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 20 @ATL 9.0 36 L 2 3 9 11 0 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 21 @ATL 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 10 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 22 SFG 7.0 31 L 1 2 8 1 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 23 SFG 7.0 32 2 2 6 7 6 0 None None None None
Floyd Bannister Sep 24 SFG 5.1 23 L 6 6 8 6 0 2 None None None None
Tom Dixon Sep 24 (2) SFG 6.1 27 L 4 6 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 26 ATL 8.0 33 W 0 0 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 27 ATL 7.0 26 W 0 0 4 3 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Sep 28 ATL 5.0 18 W 0 0 1 6 2 0 None None None None
Dan Warthen Sep 29 @SFG 8.0 28 L 2 2 5 1 0 1 None None None None
Tom Dixon Sep 30 @SFG 6.0 27 W 3 3 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 1 @SFG 5.0 18 W 0 0 3 2 0 0 None None None None