Complex sentence: On July 30,1980, Richard suffered a stroke and collapsed while playing a game of catch before an Astros game, and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening blood clot in his neck.
Split into simpler sentences: On July 30,1980, Richard suffered a stroke and collapsed while playing a game of catch before the Astros game. Richard was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening blood clot in his neck.