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Astros time capsule: the 1970s. A time of transition and a springboard for better times ahead., by MLB.com/blogs
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J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71
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J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71
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J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71
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Former Houston Astros pitcher James Rodney 'J.R.' Richard dies at 71, Richmond Free Press
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