If you ask any old-time Astros fan — that is the fan who existed before the Killer B’s and the Rocket and Minute Maid Park — who the greatest pitcher in team history is, the answer won’t be Roy Oswalt ...

(Editor’s note: During the month of February, The Athletic will highlight each member of the Black Aces, the 15 Black pitchers from either the United States or Canada to win 20 games in a Major League ...

J.R. Richard knows the ups and downs of life ... to the extreme. From 1976 through 1979, the 6-foot-8 right-handed pitcher won 18 or more games each season and topped 300 strikeouts twice for the ...

Let’s stipulate that the Houston Astros have retired too many numbers, especially for a franchise that’s been to just one World Series. Let’s also stipulate that most of the retired numbers are for ...

The Houston Astros announced on Thursday that J.R. Richard, a fearsome pitcher and all-time Astros great, has died at 71. The team did not reveal his cause of death, but released a touching statement ...

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame will hold a collectibles show on Saturday and Sunday. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Former Houston Astros ...

J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, is dead at 71. The team announced his death on Thursday but ...

If they made a movie about my life, I wouldn't care if they got Carrot Top to play me and said my job was holding the umbrella for Michael Jackson. Former Astros pitcher J.R. Richard is not me. They ...