Game 7 of 17 ALCS

Game 3 of 17 WS, day after my daughter was born.

In 1979, for really the first time in Astros history, they played September games that mattered. They were in the NL West division race with the Reds, who came to town for a series. On a rare occasion that my family had seats somewhere besides the cheap gold level (lower level, third baseline), in a sold out, rocking Astrodome, we watched JR Richard pitch 11 innings. That's not a misprint or a hazy memory, he pitched 11 innings. JR didn't come out for the 12th and the Astros won 3-2, so 11 innings and a no decision. I don't remember how the game was won, just the dominant performance of one of the best Astros pitchers of all time.