Richard Blackwell Gale (born January 19, 1954) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with four teams between 1978 and 1984.

Gale's most productive season came in his rookie year, when he went 14–8 with 88 strikeouts and a 3.09 ERA, including a 5–0, one-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers at Royals Stadium on June 13, 1978.

He later played with the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association 1989–1990 and for Triple-A Pawtucket 1991.

After his playing career ended, Gale worked as a pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox 1992–1993, Double-A Carolina Mudcats 2006, Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes 2007–2008, and in the Washington Nationals system 2009.

[3] Before joining the Sounds in 2010, Gale was a pitching coach for the Carolina Mudcats, Albuquerque Isotopes and the Hagerstown Suns.