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General:
Full Name: Darryl Andrew Kile a.k.a. "DK"
D.O.B: December 2, 1968
Birth Location: Garden Grove, California
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 212
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
ML Debut: April 8, 1991
Darryl Kile passed away on June 22, 2002 in the team hotel in Chicago, Illinois. His last start was on June 18, 2002. He won the game at Busch vs. the Aneheim Angels to clinch first place in our division. I think it is fate that on that night, Jack Buck had passed away. It is heartbreaking news to hear that such a nice guy is gone. But, he is not gone forever, he will always be in Cardinal hearts. I have not heard one bad thing about this man. I, myself, have never met him. But, games that I have gone to, I can see and understand why I hear these nice stories about him. My condolences go out to his family, friends, and fans. Everything happens for a reason, and at least he is with Jack Buck, as everyone in Heaven is admiring them both. R.I.P Jack Buck, Darryl Kile, and Rich Barklage.
2001 Highlights:
A veteran of 317 major league starts, Kile posted another solid season in 2001, going 16-11...His 3.09 ERA ranked fifth in the National League...Darryl lowered his ERA 26 points (from 3.35 to 3.09) after the All-Star break...The Cardinals scored just 20 runs in Darryl's 11 losses and were shut out three times in games that he started...Owns a 36-20 (.643 win pct.) record and 3.50 ERA (179 ER/ 459.2.0 IP) in 68 games as a Cardinal...Posted a 2.68 ERA at home (8th in N.L.) and a 2.77 mark at night (2nd)...His 3.43 ERA in road games ranked seventh among N.L. pitchers...Won 10 games for the sixth time in his career and the fifth time in the last six years. He surpassed the 200-inning plateau for the fifth time in his career...His strikeout-to-walk ratio over his last six games was 37:12 despite equaling his season-high with four free passes three times in that stretch (7/12, 8/12 & 8/28)...Went 7-5 at home and 9-6 on the road...Was 5-3 with a 3.79 ERA (30 ER/ 71.1 IP) in day games and 11-8, 2.77 ERA (48 ER/ 156.0 IP) at night...Allowed just five HRs in his last 12 games (covering 78.0 IP) and only eight in his last 19 games (91.0 IP)...Made his fourth consecutive Opening Day start on 4/2, dropping an 8-0 decision to Mike Hampton and the Rockies at Coors Field. It was his first loss in four career Opening Day assignments...Was a 3-1 winner vs. Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks on 4/18. Allowed one run (Reggie Sanders solo HR) on five hits, but he also allowed a season-high four walks while striking out seven...Posted a solid outing vs. NY 4/29. Tossed 8.0 shutout innings but then made his exit in the ninth after allowing a lead-off HR to Benny Agbayani. He helped his own cause with two hits, including a two-run double...Blanked the Pirates, 3-0, on 5/16 at PNC Park, allowing seven hits as he improved his record to 6-2 with his 9th career shutout. He retired the final 11 batters after allowing base-runners in each of the first six innings...He split back-to-back starts (5/27 & 6/1) vs. the Reds, allowing only two runs in his 14.1 IP. Was a 2-0 winner on 5/27 at CIN, but dropped a 5-1 decision in his 6/1 start at Busch, allowing just two runs in his 8.0 IP. Posted his 1500th career strikeout with a third-inning K of Pokey Reese on 6/1...Did not earn a decision in his 6/23 outing vs. SF, a 6-5 Cards win, but did hit his second career home run - a solo shot to lead off the third inning off Kirk Rueter. Allowed a first-inning homer to Barry Bonds...Notched his 10th win of the year with an impressive outing vs. MIN on 7/17. Went 6.1 innings and allowed one run. Remained in the game after a one-hour, 17-minute rain delay in the fifth...Did not figure in the decision in a 4-3 loss at CHI on 7/27. Allowed a first-inning homer to Delino DeShields, but then retired 10 of the next 11 batters before Mark McGwire's two-out error extended the fourth inning. After a walk and a double, Kile was hit in the face by a Robert Machado line drive. He remained in the game until the sixth, but then had to come out. He surpassed the 2,000-inning plateau for his career in the game...Blanked ATL for 8.0 IP as he out-dueled Greg Maddux in a 4-0 win vs. the Braves on 8/1 at Busch. Walked just one and fanned eight...Recorded his second CG of the season (28th career) in a 3-1 win at MON on 8/7. Held the Expos hitless for the first 5.1 innings and allowed a total of just four hits. Javier Vazquez, his opposing moundsman, also had a CG in the 2-hour, 16-minute contest...Won his 15th game at HOU on 9/26, when he pitched 7.0 scoreless innings and allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out 10 in the 5-1 Cards win.
2001 Post-Season:
Pitched one game in the Division Series vs. Arizona...started Game 3 at St. Louis and did not earn a decision in the 5-3 loss...went 6.0 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, with five walks and five strikeouts...he had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in November.
Personal:
Graduated from Norco (Calif.) High School... attended Chaffey Junior College in California, where he compiled a 10-2 record with 125 strikeouts in 110 innings in 1988... Darryl and his wife, Flynn, reside in Englewood, Colo., with their three children, ... sponsors "Kile's Kids" program once a homestand providing kids a chance to meet him and his teammates, watch batting practice, and enjoy dinner and a game... he and his wife delivered teddy bears to kids at Cardinal Glennon Hospital.
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