Darryl Kile, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Darryl Kile

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1968

Place of Birth: Garden Grove, California, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jun-2002

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 – June 22, 2002) was an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher.
He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three teams.
In his first season for the Cardinals, he won 20 games in 2000 as the team reached the postseason for the first time in four years.
They advanced to the playoffs in the next two seasons.
Kile was known for his sharp, big-breaking curveball.
He died of coronary disease in Chicago, where he and the Cardinals were staying for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs.
He was the first active major league player to die during the regular season since 1979, when the New York Yankees' Thurman Munson died in an aviation accident.