May 30 in Houston Astros History: J.R. Richard tosses three wild pitches in the seventh inning, wasting his own three-hitter in the process (1978)

J.R. Richard tosses three wild pitches in the seventh inning, wasting his own three-hitter in the process. His last errant one allows Larry Herndon to trot home with the only run in a 1-0 defeat by Bob Knepper and San Francisco. The wild pitches tie a record Richard had already tied once that season

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